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Nov 2, 2020 · In 2020, the Philippines recorded a substantial decrease in the number of dengue cases, with a reduction in notified cases of about 70–90% during the rainy season ( 4) specifically from epidemiological weeks 28 to 40.
- Xerxes T Seposo
- 2021
Signs and Symptoms. • Sudden onset of high fever which may last from 2 to 7 days; • Joint and muscle pain, pain behind the eyes, and/or headache; • Feeling weak; • Skin rashes; • Nausea and vomiting, decreased appetite;
Apr 16, 2024 · COVID-19. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Most people infected with the virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. However, some will become seriously ill and require medical attention. Older people and those with underlying ...
Apr 25, 2024 · Dengue Disease Surveillance Report January 1 – December 11, 2021. Health Statistics. Health Facilities in CAR. Downloads.
- Fewer Cases, Infections
- Mosquitoes’ Poison
- What Are The Symptoms?
- 4 O’Clock and The 4S
- Scientific Breakthrough
- ‘Game Changer’
- Economic Impact
- Covid-19 and Dengue
Department of Health (DOH) data showed that the number of dengue cases and deaths had been dropping since an outbreak in 2019 when the DOH declared a dengue epidemic after cases reached more than 400,000 with a death toll exceeding 1,000. From Jan. 1 to Aug. 15, 2019, just a few days after a dengue epidemic was declared, the Philippines’ total deng...
Dengue is not a communicable disease but is spread by virus-carrying female mosquitoes of the Aedes aegypti and Aedes altropicus breeds. Only female mosquitoes bite humans and spread the virus. Scientists have found that mosquitoes transmit or acquire the virus from humans through their bites. According to the DOH, the Aegypti mosquitoes are distin...
According to the health department, some of the symptoms of dengue include: 1. High fever that lasts between two to seven days 2. Joint and muscle pain 3. Weakness 4. Skin rashes 5. Stomach ache 6. Nosebleed (once the fever starts to subside) 7. Vomiting 8. Dark stool 9. Difficulty breathing 10. Pain behind the eye According to WHO, the critical ph...
To curb the spread of the mosquito-borne disease, the DOH has been encouraging local government units (LGU) and the public to follow some preventive measures. One of these was the 4 o’clock habit where communities are urged to search and destroy or overturn containers or areas which attract mosquitoes. The health department reminded the public to a...
Science has made gains in the war on dengue and other diseases that mosquitoes carry, like malaria. One of these is the World Mosquito Program (WMP), a non-profit initiative that aims to protect the global community from mosquito-borne viral diseases, by deploying a natural bacteria, called Wolbachia. On its website, WMP said its scientists had dis...
WMP, along with the Gadjah Mada University, conducted a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to measure the efficacy of deploying battalions of Wolbachia-carrying mosquitoes in reducing dengue incidence. The trial, which lasted from 2016 to July 2020, was done in Yogyakarta City in Indonesia with a total of 312,000 population. According to WMP, the Wo...
A study published in The Lancet, a peer-reviewed medical journal, found that the estimated global economic cost of dengue was US$8.9 billion per year. The global economic burden of dengue: a systematic analysis A separate review in 2020 said at least 40 percent of the economic loss was from reduced productivity as a result of dengue. These were “th...
As the Philippines battles with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, officials and the public are being reminded that other equally or more lethal diseases, like dengue, are just around the corner and waiting to strike especially during the typhoon season. In an article published in the Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal (WPSA...
Jul 12, 2022 · Coronavirus and dengue infections are rising in the Philippines, posing early challenges to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ’s new administration as the health chief post remains vacant....
Jun 24, 2022 · In the Philippines, dengue is probably the most well-known and feared tropical disease. The first recorded dengue epidemic in Southeast Asia occurred in Manila in 1954, and dengue has since remained endemic.1 In 2019, 437,563 cases were recorded in the Philippines, contributing to the highest dengue cases ever recorded globally.2
