How to prevent plague

How to prevent plague

How to prevent plague

(1) Avoid contact with wild animals in the epidemic area, especially when traveling to grasslands, you should try to avoid contact with wild animals, do not play with or feed rats, marmots and other animals, and do not sit and stay around the holes of rats or marmots. In particular, do not touch wild animals that have died of disease.

(2) Take measures to prevent flea bites Fleas are the vectors of plague, and Yersinia pestis can enter the human body through flea bites. Therefore, it is necessary to take personal protection when entering the epidemic focus, such as wearing long sleeves and trousers to minimize skin exposure to prevent fleas from drilling into and biting.

(3) Those who adhere to the "three noes" guideline and travel to plague foci should be fully aware of the guideline of "do not hunt animals infected with plague, do not strip and eat animals infected with plague, and do not carry animals and products out of epidemic areas without license".

(4) Strengthen self-health monitoring after returning from the grasslands and other epidemic areas, do self-health monitoring for a week. If you have a series of abnormal symptoms such as fever, lymph node enlargement, pain, cough, hemoptysis, you should seek medical attention immediately and inform the doctor of your travel history to the epidemic area.

(5) Develop good personal habits. This is the most effective measure to deal with various infectious diseases, including plague. For example, wash hands frequently, try to avoid going to crowded places, fever, cough and other related symptoms to wear a mask in time.