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    Dengue is a widespread public health problem in the Philippines transmitted through bites from infected Aedes mosquitoes. Symptoms include fever, headache, joint and muscle pain, and rash. Around 25% of severely affected people die from the disease which has no cure, though early treatment can help manage cases. Prevention through reducing mosquito habitats like covering stored water and using coils is better than risking expensive medical treatment since many cannot afford care.

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    Dengue is a widespread public health problem in the Philippines transmitted through bites from infected Aedes mosquitoes. Symptoms include fever, headache, joint and muscle pain, and rash. Around 25% of severely affected people die from the disease which has no cure, though early treatment can help manage cases. Prevention through reducing mosquito habitats like covering stored water and using coils is better than risking expensive medical treatment since many cannot afford care.

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    Dengue is a widespread public health problem in the Philippines transmitted through bites from infected Aedes mosquitoes. Symptoms include fever, headache, joint and muscle pain, and rash. Around 25% of severely affected people die from the disease which has no cure, though early treatment can help manage cases. Prevention through reducing mosquito habitats like covering stored water and using coils is better than risking expensive medical treatment since many cannot afford care.

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    Dengue is a widespread public health problem in the Philippines transmitted through bites from infected Aedes mosquitoes. Symptoms include fever, headache, joint and muscle pain, and rash. Around 25% of severely affected people die from the disease which has no cure, though early treatment can help manage cases. Prevention through reducing mosquito habitats like covering stored water and using coils is better than risking expensive medical treatment since many cannot afford care.

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    Stop Dengue!

    “Prevention is better than cure”.


    A famous saying and a smart advice to those who doesn’t want to be affected
    by the widely-known disease and a public health problem of the Philippines
    which is endemic to all regions in the country, commonly known as dengue.

    Dengue spreads by several species of mosquito of the aedes type (a genus of


    mosquito), principally A. aegypti (yellow fever mosquito that can spread
    dengue fever, chikungunya and other disease agent). It is transmitted by day
    biting Aedes aegyptis and aedes albopictus mosquitos. Symptoms of the
    disease, includes fever, headache, pain behind the eyes, muscle and joint pain
    and rash. The Philippines outbreaks are largely seasonal with most episodes
    occurring during the wet season (June-February). Around 25% of the people
    affected by severe dengue die from the disease. “There is no-one debating that
    the actual number of dengue cases are increasing year on year, partly due to
    the travel people are doing and urbanization”, says Professor John Mcbride, an
    infection disease physician and clinical microbiologist from James Cook
    University, in Cairns.

    The disease has no treatment but it can be early managed. Most cases in the
    Philippines, many people die from the disease because others couldn’t afford
    to be treated at an hospital. In order to prevent these kind of situations to
    happen, we must take actions on how we could avert ourselves from being
    affected by the disease. There are ways on how to prevent mosquitoes from
    making your homes a habitat of their kind; one is always cover stored waters in
    any container. And another is using mosquito coils at home. Those are just few
    of the ways, it’s easier and better to prevent it than to be treated where
    expenses are expected expensive.

    Mosquitoes may be little, but they carry disease agents that could cause your
    life at risk. Don’t belittle them and think like a grown up. Prevent them and be
    healthy.

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