Namwon City Health Center (Director Tae-Sung Choi) urged the completion of vaccinations for children and adherence to infectious disease prevention rules when living in a group in preparation for the increasing number of patients with chickenpox and mumps in spring.
Chickenpox and mumps are infectious diseases that are transmitted through respiratory secretions such as saliva (splash) secreted when coughing, and the incidence of patients increases between April and June and October to January every year.
Namwon City Health Center said that chickenpox and mumps are on the rise in preschoolers under the age of 6 and in elementary school students. Even if it becomes infected, it is possible to prevent complications by passing through lightly, so it is recommended that parents pay attention so that infants and toddlers can receive chickenpox and MMR vaccination on the vaccination day, and children under 12 years of age who visit a medical institution. The vaccination history was checked, and vaccination was recommended if the vaccination time arrived or if vaccination was omitted.
On the other hand, Namwon Public Health Center is to prevent infectious diseases and epidemics in daycare centers, kindergartens, and schools where people live in groups ▲ Washing hands for more than 30 seconds using soap, coughing etiquette to cover mouth and nose with tissues or sleeves when coughing or sneezing. Protection ▲ In the event of suspicious symptoms of an infectious disease, visit a medical institution without contacting other people to receive medical treatment ▲ To prevent the outbreak, the infected patients were asked to abide by the’Group Life Infectious Disease Prevention Rules’, such as not going to school during the contagious period.
Namwon = Reporter Cheon Hee-cheol
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