Cases of elephantiasis disease in Indonesia is still a lot going on, with the number of people with chronic reached 14,932 people, according to data from the Ministry of Health recorded until July 2014 last month. Meanwhile, 100 million more citizens have a great risk of contracting infectious diseases when knowledge about how to avoid it is not socialized.
A disease that causes leg swelling is triggered by an infection from filarial worms media through mosquito bites. To avoid infection, there are some things you can do before. Here are 3 ways to avoid the disease elephantiasis:
Preventers
In areas with high endemic elephantiasis disease, the Ministry of Health has provided preventive medicine mass consisting of DEC (Diethil Calbanasin Citrate) and Albendazole. The drug was consumed quite a year one time, used to kill adult filarial worms that live in the stomach.
Steer clear of mosquitoes
Another way is to prevent the bite of a mosquito carrying the worm seeds. Avoid by way of using mosquito nets, wear insect repellent, ointment, or put gauze on windows and doors.
Eradicate mosquito breeding
The mosquito breeding sites, should be eradicated completely by cleaning the home environment, stockpiling junk, do not let stagnant water, and wear closed trash.
Elephantiasis is a disease that is very horror and debilitating, but can be prevented and eradicated with some of the tips above. Good luck.
