Indonesia has two seasons, rainy and dry, which are prone to mosquito breeding. Unlike ordinary mosquitoes that are just a nuisance and cause a little pain from their bites, the mosquitoes that cause dengue fever will cause fever and have a high risk of death in Indonesia.
During hot weather, mosquito season reaches its peak. Warm temperatures make mosquitoes go through their life cycle faster or mosquito breeding increases, so mosquitoes lay more eggs and more eggs hatch. A heat wave has been burning most parts of Indonesia lately. mosquitoes love warm climates. Mosquitoes are active once temperatures are consistently above 10 degrees, but activity tends to spike when temperatures are 26 degrees and above.
The Ministry of Health Indonesia revealed that the frequency of mosquitoes biting will increase three to five times when the temperature is above 30 degrees. Usually, mosquitoes bite from 8 a.m to 10 a.m and from 3 p.m to 5 p.m in the afternoon. It is at this time that mosquitoes are most active in biting.
The symptoms of dengue infection are sudden high fever for 2 to 7 days, flushed face, headache, nausea and sometimes vomiting, abdominal pain, and bone pain. Usually, adults often experience aching joints and muscle pain.
Then diarrhea, red spots on the skin, nosebleeds, bleeding gums, vomiting blood, bloody stools, then cold and moist hands and feet, weakness, sleep can also be felt by patients affected by this dengue disease.
According to the Ministry of Health, one of the ways that can be done to prevent dengue fever is to do 3M plus, namely first Draining and brushing the bathroom, Second Closing
water reservoirs, and Third Utilizing or recycling used goods. Meanwhile, the plus method is to prevent mosquito bites and breeding by planting mosquito repellent plants.
Apart from 3M, mosquito control can also be done by using Mosquito Repellent Services / Pest Control Indonesia that are accustomed to dealing with these pest problems such as ETOS.