Implementación de una Estrategia Pedagógica para la Prevención del Contagio del Dengue a través de una Unidad Didáctica, a los Estudiantes del Grado Sexto de Bachillerato de la Institución Educativa de Yati.

Abstract

Dengue has become one of the world's deadly diseases due to lack of prevention. This disease has no vaccine. The lack of education of the population is the central axis of the proliferation of the dengue transmitting vector called the mosquito (Aedes aegypti). Many studies carried out reach the same conclusion: dengue reaches the community because it is not prevented. Vesga-Gómez, et al., (2010). Therefore, “Dengue is the main mosquito-borne viral disease worldwide, infecting millions of people each year. As there is no specific treatment for the infection, vigorous care and support is required, and vector control and personal protection are required. to reduce mosquito bites as a preventive measure.” Hernández, L. B. A., et al., (2023).

Furthermore, “The current panorama of dengue has been influenced by a causality model of infectious diseases, where the environment, the agent and the host are in a close relationship that ultimately leads to the development of the disease.” Collazos Vera, D. X., et al., (2017). However, in Colombia, this disease is characterized as an epidemic, since the country has about 90% of its geographical areas conducive to the survival of the vector (Aedes Aegypti) and to a lesser extent it (Aedes Albopictus). For this reason, health entities in the country and around the world have had to develop surveillance and control programs for this disease in order to try to reduce the number of people affected by the virus. Collazos Vera, et al., (2017). Translated with Google Translate