The Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health has proposed measures to prevent diseases during the rainy season. (Photo baovinhphuc.vn)Hanoi (VNA) – The under the Ministry
of Health has proposed measures to prevent diseases during the rainy season.
According to the department, when heavy rains and affect
the country in July, it is the peak time for epidemic diseases such as
petechial fever, malaria, typhoid, diarrhea, flu and red eyes. Microorganism,
dust, garbage and waste overflow and cause pollution and .
To prevent diseases during rainy season, people need to select and
process food in a hygienic way, wash hands with soaps before and after processing
food and going to the toilet.
People should wash daily, use mosquito nets even in daylight, wash
and dry toes after touching flood or contaminated water.
People are also advised to kill larva and mosquitoes by covering
water containers, wash containers and wells, and using chemicals to sterilise
after floods recede.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
