Dengue cases in the Philippines reaches 100,000 mark
The picture shown above shows the record of dengue cases confined at the San Lazaro Hospital in Sta Cruz, Manila.
There is still 3 months left in 2015, yet there had been cases of Dengue spread all over the country and is nearing the 100,000 mark. The Department of Health (DOH) said.
Based on the report from the Department of Health (DOH) Epidemiology Bureau, there had been 92,807 cases involving dengue across the country from January 1 to September 19. The Department of Health (DOH) said this is 23.5 percent higher than the 75,117 cases involved during the same period in 2014; however, this year the death toll only had 269 cases and was lower than the death toll last year that only had 316 cases last year.
Central Luzon had the highest cases of dengue with a number of 14,127 cases, followed by Calabarzon with 14,082 cases, National Capital Region with 10,385 cases, Ilocos with 8,136 cases, Northern Mindanao with 6,451 cases, Cagayan Valley with 5,677 cases, and Soccsksargen with 5,552 cases. Records also showed that cases have increased in the regions of Cagayan Valley at 176%, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) at 164%, Metro Manila at 156%, Central Luzon at (119%), Calabarzon at 95%, Ilocos at 91%, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) at 41%, and Central Visayas at 13%.
Bulacan and Cavite have been declared as a state of calamity in their respective areas due to the increasing number of dengue cases and deaths resulted. Sen. Nancy Binay called for an inquiry of the increasing number of dengue cases resulted in the country. Binay filed Senate Resolution No. 1608 seeking explanation from the Department of Health on how could it control the spread of dengue.
Health Secretary Janette Garin reiterated the DOH’s calls for the public to be vigilant against dengue by eliminating the possible breeding sites of mosquitoes.
Dengue is spread by the bites primarily of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes which thrive in clean and stagnant water abundant during rainy days. The DOH reminded the public that such mosquitoes could also proliferate even during the dry spell caused by the El Niño season if water containers are not properly covered.
A person suffering from dengue has high fever (40°C); headaches; joint, bone or muscle pains; pain behind the eyes; nausea or vomiting; swollen glands and rashes. The flu-like symptoms would last for two to seven days, after an incubation period of four to ten days after being bitten by an infected mosquito, according to the World Health Organization.
Dengue is spread by the bites primarily of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes which thrive in clean and stagnant water abundant during rainy days. The DOH reminded the public that such mosquitoes could also proliferate even during the dry spell caused by the El Niño season if water containers are not properly covered.
A person suffering from dengue has high fever (40°C); headaches; joint, bone or muscle pains; pain behind the eyes; nausea or vomiting; swollen glands and rashes. The flu-like symptoms would last for two to seven days, after an incubation period of four to ten days after being bitten by an infected mosquito, according to the World Health Organization.
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