China News Service, July 30. According to Korea Broadcasting International (KBS), despite the continuous high temperature in South Korea, since May, 12 people have died of febrile disease, the highest value in three years.
The Korean Agency for Disease Control said that recently, the number of cases of deaths due to febrile fever mainly reported by disadvantaged groups has increased sharply, calling on the public to pay attention to their health.
Febrile disease refers to a disease in which symptoms such as headache, dizziness, muscle cramps, fatigue, and unconsciousness are caused by prolonged exposure to high temperature, including heat stroke and collapse. If you do not seek medical attention in time, it may lead to death.
The Department of Disease Management stated that from May 20 to July 28, the emergency room supervision system for febrile fever received a total of 869 notifications of febrile fever, 2.4 times that of the same period in 2020, of which 12 people died, the highest in three years. value.
After the South Korean government raised the warning level of severe heat disaster crisis from "Attention" to "Alert" on July 20, it is estimated that 5 more people died of febrile disease from the 25th to the 28th of this week, and the average daily report of febrile fever patients The number has also increased significantly from 34 last week to 45.