June Declared as Dengue Awareness Month

April 26, 2011
Dengue is additional skilled through rainy days, largely in June, as it’s a rainy month, and June continues to be reported to be declared as Dengue Awareness Month, so as to raise awareness regarding preventive measures against dengue.
The Planet Wellness Organization has referred dengue as a ???viral condition transmitted by the bite of an Aedes mosquito, especially A. aegypti infected with any of your four dengue viruses??à.
Also, its symptoms, which seem 3 to 14 days right after the infectious bite, contain a mild fever to incapacitating fever with severe headache, discomfort behind the eyes, muscles, and joints, and rashes.
The Department of Wellbeing is stated to have reported a total of 22,903 dengue cases across the country from January to Could of this year that is 8% greater than final year with 141 deaths recorded.
This year, with the theme ???Eskwela, Simbahan, Barangay, Palengke at Buong Komunidad, Sama-sama Nating Sugpuin and Dengue??à, the DOH’s intends to battle dengue as a result of its 4S Kontra Dengue method; ??search and destroy, self-protection measures; seek early consultation; and say no to indiscriminate fogging’.
Furthermore, even though dengue mosquitoes are rampant through the rainy season, they breed all year-round as well as DOH has advised the public to destroy potential mosquito breeding web sites like tins, plastic cans, old tires, and flower pots with stale water, to clean gutters, replace water in flower vases often and use mosquito nets at the same time as mosquito repellents.