• Thursday, 03 April 2025

Kementerian Kesehatan Nyatakan Kematian Akibat Ulat Bulu Hoaks

Kementerian Kesehatan Nyatakan Kematian Akibat Ulat Bulu Hoaks
Ilustrasi ulat bulu (Shutterstock/Carlos Pereira)

SEAToday.com, Jakarta - Kementerian Kesehatan memberikan pernyataan mengenai informasi yang beredar di sosial media tentang kematian yang disebabkan oleh ulat berbulu setelah empat jam terpapar racunnya merupakan hoaks.

Melansir Kementerian Kesehatan (Kemenkes), ulat tersebut merupakan puss caterpillar atau ulat kucing atau ulat asp. 

Faktanya, ulat-ulat tersebut banyak ditemukan di wilayah selatan Amerika Serikat (AS). Asal usul ancaman dari ulat ini belum dapat diidentifikasi dengan jelas dan sengatannya dapat berbeda reaksi pada setiap orang.

“Faktanya memang beracun, tapi tidak ada fakta yang menyebutkan kalau ulat ini bisa membunuh manusia. Hoaks itu,” kata dr. M Syahril Juru Bicara Kementerian Kesehatan.

Pertolongan pertama apabila terkena sengatannya adalah mencuci area tubuh yang terkena sengatan dengan sabun dan air. Selain itu, gunakan krim anti-gatal  jika sengatan mulai terasa gatal.

“Segera ke dokter sekiranya ada alergi terhadap gigitan serangga atau jika dirasa gejala terasa lebih parah,” lanjut dr. Syahril.

Ulat ini dapat tumbuh sepanjang kurang lebih satu inci dengan bulu berwarna abu-abu dan oranye. Kelenjar racunnya terletak di dasar tubuh dan tersembunyi di antara bulunya yang lebat.

Penulis: Halimatun Zakiah

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