But it is so alarming that in 2010, just this date, the Dengue cases in Ilocos Sur raised to 606 with 12 death cases! It has surpassed the annual case recorded last year and surely, this data will still be accelerated since there are over three months more before the end of the year.
The Department of Health has issued a Health Advisory for the people to know details of Dengue and how to prevent it. The following were extracted from http://www.doh.gov.ph/healthadvisories/dengue/ A PDF file of this Health Advisory is also available at http://www.doh.gov.ph/files/dengue_0.pdf for possible posting at school, government, and other offices' bulletin boards.
DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER is an acute infectious disease manifested initially with fever.
Transmission
Transmission
Aedes aegypti, the transmitter of the disease, is a day-biting mosquito which lays eggs in clear and stagnant water found in flower vases, cans, rain barrels, old rubber tires, etc. The adult mosquitoes rest in dark places of the house.
Signs and Symptoms
- Sudden onset of high fever which may last 2 to 7 days.
- Joint & muscle pain and pain behind the eyes.
- Weakness
- Skin rashes - maculopapular rash or red tiny spots on the skin called petechiae
- Nosebleeding when fever starts to subside
- Abdominal pain
- Vomiting of coffee-colored matter
- Dark-colored stools
- Cover water drums and water pails at all times to prevent mosquitoes from breeding.
- Replace water in flower vases once a week.
- Clean all water containers once a week. Scrub the sides well to remove eggs of mosquitoes sticking to the sides.
- Clean gutters of leaves and debris so that rain water will not collect as breeding places of mosquitoes.
- Old tires used as roof support should be punctured or cut to avoid accumulation of water.
- Collect and dispose all unusable tin cans, jars, bottles and other items that can collect and hold water.
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