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Cholera
CHOLERA is a
highly contagious disese. It is caused, by
germs that grow on human waste and enter the
body through contaminated water, food,
soiled hands, utensils. Loss of salt through
watery stools may need to be compensated for
by oral rehydration. In severe cases
intravenous fluids may have to be given.
SYMPTOMS:
Cold, sticky
perspiration
Profuse
diarrhea (rice-water)
Vomiting
Dehydration -
Rapid dehydration
Suppression
of urine in severe cases
Severe
muscular cramps
Profuse watery stools
TREATMENT
Seek the help
of your community health worker/medical
service brigade or rural health
midwife in your barangay health station.
Use oresol or
refer to hospital if severe.
Use
anti-diarrhea herbal medicine.
Disinfect all
utensils, beddings, and clothing used by
infected person.
Disinfect
human waste and discharge them in sanitary
toilet.
PREVENTION
The community
should see that:
| Water coming
from surface wells and rivers is boiled for
drinking. |
| Water
containers are always clean and covered. |
| Food is
covered to protect it from flies. |
| Food is
cooked properly. Raw vegetables and fruits
should be properly washed before
eating. |
| Hands are
washed with soap and water before eating or
after using the toilet. |
| Children
should not be allowed to buy peddled food. |
| Yards are
cleaned to get rid of breeding places of
flies. |
| Sanitary
toilets arc constructed and used properly.
Human waste is a source of cholera germs. |
| Cholera cases
should be reported to proper health
authorities. |
Filariasis
FILARIASIS is a communicable disease of
long duration. It is caused by a thread-like
worm known as "Wuchereria Bancrofti". It is
transmitted through bite of an infected
female mosquito about two weeks after it has
bitten a person with this disease.
SYMPTOMS
Repeated
attacks of fever, chills, headache of few
days duration
Vomiting
Painful
reddish swelling of the legs and or the
genitials.
Enlargement
of the glands (kulani) in the groins and
armpits.
TREATMENT
Filariasis is
curable if treated early. If treatment is
delayed, the patient is in danger of
developing permanent swelling of the
extremities such as the arms and legs
(elephantiasis), and the genitals.
Seek the help
of the Barangay Health Worker or Health
Personnel in the Rural Health Centers or
Barangay Health Station and Main Health Center.
PREVENTION
| Have your house and
breeding places of the mosquito sprayed with an
acceptable insecticide
twice a year. |
| Sleep under a
mosquito net. |
| Use
long-sleeved shirts and long pants when visiting/working in the endemic areas. |
| Have your
blood examined at least once a year if you
live in a Filariasis endemic area. Blood
examination is done at night as the Maria
worms appear in the blood stream during this
time. |
| If found
sick, submit to proper treatment. |
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Use insect repellents.
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CONTROL
| Report all
cases of Filariasis to proper health
authorities as soon as possible. |
| Have the
cases treated early and adequately |
| Involve the
community in the control of the vector
mosquito. |
Poliomyelitis
POLIOMYELITIS
is an infectious disease. It is caused by a
virus transmitted from person to person
through discharges from the nose and throat
and from contamination with human waste.
SYMPTOMS:
Fever
Headache
Stiffness of
neck and back
Paralysis of
voluntary muscles, usually of
the lower extremities.
TREATMENT
| Isolate child in
bed when fever develops, and consult a
doctor or health worker for treatment. |
| Avoid traumas as
injections, etc., if confirmed as
poliomyelitis. |
| Report the
suspected cases of poliomyelitis in the
community to the health authority. |
PREVENTION
| The community
should participate in information
dissemination regarding poliomyelitis and
get involved in local planning of its
prevention and immunization activities
during the Expanded Programme in
Immunization (EPI) rounds with the Rural
Health Unit. |
| Protect children
against unnecessary close contract with
persons outside the family. |
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Avoid unnecessary travel
and visiting. |
| Report all suspected
cases of poliomyelitis in the community to
health authorities. |
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