Zaheer Saba, Tahir Muhammad Junaid, Ullah Irfan, Ahmed Ali, Saleem Sheikh Mohd, Shoib Sheikh, Asghar Muhammad Sohaib
Dow University of Health Sciences, Pakistan.
Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Sep;81:104535. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104535. Epub 2022 Sep 1.
With the sharp rise in dengue cases across the state and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is crucial to pay attention to the common misbelieves among the population about dengue. It should be considered to actively spread awareness about the disease to bust the common myths associated with it. A few common myths include that it is a contagious disease, or it is a milder infection than COVID-19, so it's not taken more seriously, or that one cannot be coinfected with both dengue and COVID-19 at one time. We propose that accurate information about dengue can be spread through community education through televisions and social media to cater to the targeted audience. In addition to that, awareness campaigns in rural areas should be planned to help the masses understand the pathogenesis of the diseases and play a role in limiting the transmission.
随着该州登革热病例的急剧增加以及新冠疫情的持续，关注民众对登革热的常见误解至关重要。应考虑积极传播有关该疾病的认识，以破除与之相关的常见误解。一些常见误解包括：它是一种传染病；它是比新冠病毒感染更轻微的感染，因此未被给予更多重视；或者一个人不可能同时感染登革热和新冠病毒。我们建议，可以通过电视和社交媒体等社区教育方式来传播有关登革热的准确信息，以满足目标受众的需求。除此之外，还应在农村地区开展宣传活动，帮助群众了解疾病的发病机制，并在限制传播方面发挥作用。
