Certain habits can increase the risk of stroke

The Dhaka Times Desk Strokes kill many people worldwide every year. Certain habits can increase the risk of stroke. What is that habit?

পুরো বিশ্বে হৃদরোগীর সংখ‍্যা ক্রমশ বেড়েই চলেছে। সেখান থেকে ঝুঁকি বাড়ছে স্ট্রোকেরও। ব‍্যস্ততম জীবনে বাইরের খাবারই একমাত্র ভরসা। সেইসঙ্গে অত‍্যাধিক মানসিক চাপ, পরিশ্রম, নিজের সঠিক যত্ন না নেওয়া, সঠিক সময় খাবার না খাওয়ার অনিয়ম তো আছেই। যে কারণে অনেকেই হৃদরোগে আক্রান্ত হচ্ছেন। স্ট্রোক হয়ে মৃত‍‍্যুর সংখ‍্যাটিও একেবারে কম নয়। প্রতিবছর বিশ্ব জুড়ে অসংখ্য প্রাণ যায় এই মারণরোগে। তবুও অসচেতনতার যেনো অন্ত নেই। কোন অভ্যাস বাড়িয়ে দিতে পারে স্ট্রোকের ঝুঁকি?

Uncontrolled eating habits

A healthy diet can reduce the risk of stroke by 80 percent. Foods high in salt, sugar and fat can increase the risk of stroke. Uncontrolled blood pressure and cholesterol can pose serious dangers. Those who are already at risk may need to avoid egg yolks and meat.

smoking

Many harmful substances enter the body due to smoking. Even second-hand smoke causes great damage to the body. Blood oxygen levels also decrease. Due to which the circulatory system is damaged along with the lungs. Source: Anandabazar Patrika.

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How to prevent dengue

Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral fever. This fever is different from other viral or bacterial fevers. However, this fever is not contagious in any way. This viral fever can occur alone or in combination with other viruses (chikungunya, yellow fever, Burma forest, flu, respiratory syncytial) and bacteria (pneumococcus).

Dengue fever is divided into two categories depending on the severity of symptoms and fever.

1. Common dengue fever

2. Dengue fever with bleeding.

In the case of common dengue fever, the following symptoms are mainly seen-

1. Sudden high fever lasting 2 to 7 days.

2. Severe headache.

3. Pain behind the eyes.

4. Along with the fever, red rash appears all over the body.

5. Severe pain in whole body as well as back pain.

6. Nausea or vomiting.

7. A rash or red bumps on the skin.

In case of dengue fever with bleeding:

1. Bleeding from nose, mouth or vomiting with high fever within 2 to 48 hours.

2. Fluid accumulation in chest or abdomen along with fever.

If any of these symptoms appear, seek medical attention immediately.

On the other hand

Wait at home for the first 3 days of fever. On the other hand, sponge the whole body with water every now and then. This will reduce the level of fever. Drink enough water and rest. After that, if the fever does not decrease or if it continues to increase after some time, consult a doctor immediately.

Things to do to prevent Dengue:

1. Try to keep the surroundings of the house as clean as possible.

2. If there are flower tubs or broken plastic bottles, can shells, tires or polythene inside the house, clean them quickly and drain the accumulated water from the flower tubs.

3. Spray or fog at least 3 times a week to kill mosquitoes.

4. You can keep mosquito repellent cream with you while going out.

5. After evening, younger and older members of the household should use mosquito nets.

6. Clean up any accumulated rain water, as this is the time when Aedes mosquitoes lay their eggs.

7. On the other hand, you can use mats along with mosquito nets to avoid mosquito infestation.

8. Since Aedes mosquitoes bite during the day, it is important to avoid sleeping with mosquito nets while sleeping during the day. Source: https://dmpnews.org