{"id":7221,"date":"2019-07-09T07:30:37","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T05:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taramana.org\/?p=7221"},"modified":"2023-12-21T15:06:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T14:06:04","slug":"prevention-of-mosquito-bornes-diseases-at-the-taramana-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taramana.org\/en\/prevention-of-mosquito-bornes-diseases-at-the-taramana-center\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVENTION OF MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES AT THE TARAMANA CENTRE"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The rainy season marks the return of mosquitoes and the diseases they transmit. <\/span><\/strong>
Dengue fever and malaria are the two most common in Cambodia.<\/p>\n

The medical and social team work together to prevent the children from getting sick and to intervene if a child contracts a sickness<\/p>\n

At Taramana, we have different approaches:<\/p>\n

PREVENTION<\/strong><\/h3>\n

At the beginning of the rainy season, our nurse Visal makes a presentation about this topic for the children. He teaches the kids to recognize the first symptoms (high fever and muscular pain) and explains possible treatments.
\nVisal also uses his presentation to remind the children of the right gestures and reflexes to avoid mosquitoes’ bites: using repellent, sleeping under a mosquito net or wearing long clothes.<\/p>\n

SUPPORT TO THE FAMILIES<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Our social worker, Dararith, organizes each year a distribution of mosquito nets to the most vulnerable families.<\/p>\n

MEDICAL FOLLOW-UP<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Under the supervision of the center’s doctor, visal regurlaly welcomes the children and their families at the nursery. That way, we can detect as early as possible the first signs of diseases and give adequate treatment.<\/p>\n

In addition to that, in order to prevent intestinal parasites, children get a treatment three times a year. Giving anti-parastitic treatment prevents\u00a0 intestinal parasitic diseases responsible for secondary anemia (lack of red blood cells) and chronic fatigue.<\/p>\n

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Some details about monsoon diseases:<\/h4>\n