Tuberculosis, AIDS, and other infectious diseases

Health Promotion Section is taking measures against infectious diseases. Infectious diseases can be life-threatening when it develops and becomes severe. Proper knowledge and behavior can help prevent infection and onset.
This page introduces various ways to prevent infectious diseases as well as tuberculosis and AIDS, which Health Promotion Section is focusing on countermeasures.

1. Tuberculosis
2. AIDS
3. Other infectious diseases (influenza, norovirus, Zika virus, Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), latest infectious disease outbreak situation)

Tuberculosis is not a past disease. It is still the largest infectious disease in Japan.
Recently, tuberculosis among relatively young people and the elderly is also increasing. In particular, those aged 65 and over are more likely to develop tuberculosis due to a decline in physical strength. Tuberculosis is a disease that can be cured if you take medicine properly.
Have a chest x-ray once a year, and try for early detection and treatment of tuberculosis.

The symptoms of tuberculosis are very similar to the symptoms of a cold. If you have symptoms such as coughing, sputum, low-grade fever, sluggish body, or lack of appetite for more than 2 weeks, consult a medical institution as soon as possible.
Tuberculosis is a disease that spreads from person to person due to coughing or sneezing, but if it is detected and treated early, the likelihood of transmission to humans is less likely to be transmitted and treatment can be done in a short period of time.

Let's take the following measures to prevent tuberculosis.

1. A well-balanced diet, adequate sleep, and moderate exercise are important so that immunity does not decrease.
2. Have a chest x-ray test once a year.
3. baby/infant should get BCG (Vaccinations) early between 5 and 8 months of age.

⇒Click here for tuberculosis posters and pamphlets.
Institute of Tuberculosis Research Institute website (outside site)

There is a system in which a part of the cost of treating tuberculosis is paid by public funds. Click here for more information.
About tuberculosis

Click here for more information about tuberculosis.
What is Tuberculosis? (International Research Institute for Tuberculosis Prevention) (outside site)

Currently, the incidence of AIDS continues to increase only in Japan among the major developed countries. AIDS reduces immunity when HIV enters the body, causing a variety of infectious diseases and malignant tumors.
Most of the causes of infection are sexual contact, and more and more people live without knowing that they were infected with HIV and suddenly develop AIDS.
If tests show that you are infected with HIV, early treatment can slow or suppress the onset of AIDS. You can also continue to work. Don't let AIDS alone and take appropriate prevention and test.

Tests in each ward Health and Welfare Center must test both HIV and syphilis. (HIV only and syphilis are not tested.)
For more information, please refer to the following page.

■About HIV/AIDS

■Yokohama AIDS Citizens' Activities Center (outside site)
The Yokohama AIDS Citizens' Activities Center provides information and activities free of charge (excluding printing presses) to groups and individuals engaged in AIDS-related social activities in Yokohama City.
Phone: 045-650-5421

It is caused by infection with the flu virus. It spreads from December to March and may become more severe.

Fever 38 ° C or higher, headache, general malaise, muscle pain / joint pain, sore throat, runny nose, cough, etc.

• Avoid crowds, wear a mask when you go out (cough etiquette)
• Hand washing and gargle after going out
• Get adequate nutrition and sleep
• Ventilate the room
• In particular, elderly people and children should be vaccinated between October and December every year.

If you want to know more details, please click here.
About influenza (seasonal influenza)

Norovirus is prevalent from November to March. Norovirus is highly infectious and causes vomiting, diarrhea, and fever in one to two days when infected. Some people have no symptoms when infected.
One week after the symptoms such as diarrhea disappear, the virus continues to be excreted from the stool for about a month for long.

Click here for the points of hand washing, how to prevent food poisoning, and how to treat vomiting.
About infectious gastroenteritis (norovirus, etc.)

If a patient with symptoms such as diarrhea or vomiting, or a patient with an influenza diagnosis or a flu-like symptom, or an influenza-like symptom, please contact the Health and Welfare Center where you are located.

“Report on the occurrence of infectious diseases in social welfare facilities, etc. (February 22, 2017) Notification of Director of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare”

[Reporting Standards]
(1)When two or more fatal or serious patients occur within one week due to the same infection or food poisoning.
(2)When there are 10 or more patients with infectious diseases or food poisoning in the same room or suspected of them, or more than half of all users
(3)(1)Even if it does not fall under (2), it is suspected that an infectious disease, etc. exceeding the normal outbreak trend, especially when the facility manager deems it necessary to report

In some cases, we may ask you to submit an epidemiological survey form. In that case, please download it from the following and fill out the form.

• [Trends table] Infectious gastroenteritis Group Management Book (Excel: 43KB)

Infectious Disease Prevention Measures Training Materials and Awareness Flyer

About mosquito-borne infectious diseases

About Ebola hemorrhagic fever

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)

Yokohama City Infectious Disease Information Center