Lapataia motu o le Pasefika, e aofia ai Samoa, Tonga ma Fiti, i le pepesi o le dengue.
O e faimalaga i se motu o le Pasefika? Ia puipuia lelei oe ma lou auaiga mai le aafia i le dengue, e ala i le alofia o le 'ai o oe e namu.
Afai ua e lagona ua e ma'i a'o e iai i lau faigamalaga pe ina ua e toe taliu mai i Niu Sila, saili loa se fesoasoani faafoma'i. Afai ua e toe taliu mai i Niu Sila, e mafai ona e vili le telefoni vilifua a le Healthline (0800 611 116), pe alu e vaai lau fomai. Ia mautinoa e ta'uina iai mea uma sa e faia i lau malaga.
Dengue (tiga o ponaivi)
O le dengue e pepesi mai le ū a se ituaiga o namu (Aedes) o loo feavea'ia le siama. E lē mafai ona e pisia i le dengue mai se isi tagata.
Afai e aafia oe poo se tasi e pele ia te oe i le dengue, e mafai ona e matuā ma'i tigaina ai. Ae a oo ina ogaoga āuga o le dengue, e mafai foi ona fano ai le soifua.
E fā ituaiga o vairusi poo siama o le dengue, o lona uiga e mafai ona e aafia faafā i le dengue a'o faagasolo lou olaga.
O le auala sili lava e lē maua ai se tasi i le dengue, o le 'alofia lea le 'ai e namu.
O namu ia e feavea'ia le dengue, e tele lava ina taufeū i le ao, aemaise lava i le taeaopo ma le taimi ua faasolo atu i le afiafi.
Faapefea ona 'alofia le 'ai e namu
- Si'o faitotoa ma faamalama i le uaea valavala (screens)
- Faaaogā spray e tapē ai iniseti ma faasola namu
- Tatau sou ta'inamu i lou moega pe a e moe i le po
- Faaaogā se spray e tapē ai namu, e lelei le ituaiga lea e itiiti ifo i le 35 pasene le malosi o le diethyltoluamide (DEET) o loo iai
- Ofu ni ofu e vaivai le lanu ma ufiufi uma ai lou tino e pei o ofutino lima uumi, ofuvae vae uumi ma pulou. E mafai foi ona fana le spray i luga o lavalava
- Faaaogā le ea malulu (air-conditioning)
- Aua le alu i nofoaga o loo sili ona tautuufua ai namu, e pei o nofoaga lolovaia ma vaivai.
Āuga ma togafitiga o aafiaga o le dengue
O āuga o le dengue e mafai ona aafia ai se tasi mai le lua i le fitu aso ma e aofia ai le:
- Oso faafuasei fle fiva
- Tiga tutui le ulu (aemaise lava i tuāmata)
- Tiga maso ma sooga o ponaivi o le tino
- Lagona le matuā lēlavā
- Faafaufau/pua'i
- Pata le tino.
[Title: Fight the bite, day and night]
Travelling overseas?
Fight the bite day and night.
[Dr Laupepa Va'a to camera]
Talofa lava, my name is Dr Laupepa Va'a from the Ministry of Health.
Mosquitoes in some countries can spread diseases like dengue fever, malaria, yellow fever and the Zika virus that can make you or your loved ones very sick.
The best way to avoid these diseases is to avoid getting bitten during the day, and at night!
Encourage family and other group members to do this too. Everyone needs to be kept safe.
[Footage of insect repellent being applied to a child as well as arms, hands and feet]
Simple things work best:
Use insect repellent, especially when you are outside. Some work better than others. You can find more information about this on our website.
[Footage showing sunscreen being applied, followed by insect repellent]
If you use both sunscreen and insect repellent, put the sunscreen on first and then the repellent.
[Footage showing a long sleeved shirt being rolled down, buttoning up shirt, adjusting long pants, hat being put on child's head]
Wear clothes that protect you from mosquitoes: light coloured long-sleeved shirts, long pants and hats are ideal.
[Footage showing clothes being sprayed with insect repellent]
You can spray your clothing with insect repellent too to help stop mosquitoes biting through your clothes.
[Footage showing insect repellent being reapplied to arms and feet]
Remember to reapply the repellent as you would on your skin, because it wears off over time.
[Footage showing mosquito coil being lit and image of tent with screen door]
You can use mosquito coils and if you’re camping, use insect screens on tents.
[Footage showing air conditioning unit and ceiling fan]
When you’re inside:
Turn on the air conditioning if you have it - cool air keeps mosquitoes away.
[Footage showing insect spray being used and image of insect screen on door/window]
Use insect sprays and try to stay in places with insect screens on windows and doors.
[Still images showing mosquito nets over beds]
If you are not staying somewhere with air conditioning or insect screens, sleep under a mosquito net at night, or put on insect repellent before you go to bed.
[Dr Laupepa Va'a to camera]
If you feel sick during your trip or after you come home, get medical advice.
If you are back in NZ you can call Healthline for free. Or see your family doctor and make sure you tell them about your travel.
You can find out more on the Ministry of Health website.
Afai ua maua oe i āuga nei, aemaise lava pe afai sa e faimalaga talu ai nei, ia e toaga e inu vai ma mea faasuavaia ma faaaogā paracetamol e tau taofiofi ai le fiva ma le tiga.
AUA LE FAAAOGĀINA aspirin ma isi fualaau ia e masani ona inu e faatea ai le tiga ma le inifeki (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory) e pei o ibuprofen ona o fualaau na e mafai ona iu ai ina piliki mai ona o le dengue.
O nisi tagata atonu e matuā tugā lava aafiaga i le dengue, lea e iu atu ai i se isi ma'i tigaina ua manaomia ona vaai se fomai. Ia vave ona avatu i le falemai auā a oo ina tigaina le dengue e ono lamatia ai le soifua.
O faailoilo lapatai o le dengue ua tigaina e aofia ai:
- tiga tutui le manava
- pua'i i taimi uma
- toto mai tainifo
- pua'i toto mai
- saputuvale le mānava
- e lē lavā/e lē manofo lelei.
