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What is Dengue Fever?

Rainy season is here again. The time of year when people love to sleep, eat foods that warm us especially “bulalo” which is my favorite by the way, or hang out with friends on a cup of coffee. But on the other hand, it is also the time of year when mosquitoes reproduce very rapidly from open and non flowing waters around us. We all know the harm it could bring and one of this is DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER which is very fatal if treated on the late stage of the disease. So, it is very important for us to arm with a little knowledge about this kind of disease especially people from the tropical area.

Dengue hemorrhagic fever is an acute infectious disease manifested initially with fever.

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Dengue & Vector Control

According to WHO globally dengue disease is 10th most common cause of mortality. Two-third of the world population is at risk of contracting dengue fever. There are 50 -100 million cases of dengue fever each year. Dengue fever (DF) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) are caused by dengue viruses (genus Flavivirus; family Flaviviridae). Dengue viruses are small, single-stranded, RNA viruses. There are four antigenically-related but distinct serotypes, dengue 1, dengue 2, dengue 3 and dengue. This virus enters the human body through the bite of Aedes mosquito that carry one of the four strains of dengue virus.

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Are You Prepared for These Household Threats?

Okey… that title may sound way too alarming or scary for ordinary people like you and me… going about our ways, trying to earn a living for our families and loved ones. But many are not aware or would totally disregard the hidden threats the moment they step out of their homes.

Worst… these threats may have entered their homes already…

We’re not talking about the crazy jeepney or bus driver plying our everyday routes, trying to convert their 4-wheeled vehicles into flying machines. No… we’re talking about the type and quality of air that we let into our lungs every time we breathe.

Figures for asthma cases and respiratory problems among children continue to rise. Not only that, but several people are continually suffering from bouts of allergic rhinitis, allergies of all types, eczema and other skin diseases, and growing cases of anaphylaxis that some doctors can’t even identify… much less cure.

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