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The rainy season in the Philippines is does not only bring wetness, but also a number of diseases caused by the season’s continuous rain. Other than the typical cold and fever, the rainy season is also known as the dengue season in the Philippines. And in this year, many Filipinos have been infected by this disease and hundreds had already died because of this and this is the Philippines News Todays. What is Dengue? Dengue is an infectious disease usually found in the tropics, such as in the Philippines. The virus tends to pose as a normal fever, with headache, muscle, and joint pains. It is a disease carried by several species of mosquito, particularly with ovulating females. The disease, if not treated, will develop into a life-threatening hemorrhagic fever which results in bleeding due to low levels of blood platelets as well as plasma leakage. This will then turn into what medical professionals call as dengue shock syndrome in which a patient’s blood pressure will dangerously drop. Symptoms The incubation period before the virus could spread all over the body is within 3 to 14 days, but most would often have it within only 4-7 days. Fever and muscle pains are just the first symptoms. Skin rash similar to measles would develop within a few days. When this happens, it is recommended that people should get their blood checked by a pathologist to see if there is a significant drop of blood platelets. If untreated, other symptoms will occur such as the bleeding of gums and nose, which is sign of plasma leakage caused by the dengue virus. Why Dengue Became Deadly? If treated in time, the dengue virus cannot pose any serious problems. The only reason why the disease became deadly is because of the lack of information about the disease and its symptoms. 80% at a time, people inflicted with the disease would only experience mild symptoms at first, such as a fever. Because of this, people would usually wait-out the fever while taking aspirins and ibuprofen to minimize their headaches as well as their muscle and joint pains. The only time that people would realize that they are inflicted with the dengue virus is when they experience bleeding, which can be aggravated by taking aspirins and ibuprofen, as well as internal pains such as in the liver. Dengue Prevention in the Philippines Different dengue prevention methods were introduced by the government to minimize the risk of dengue infection. One popular method is the use of defogging. Other forms of Dengue Prevention methods is through different information drives, which teaches people of how to prevent the dengue, such as by cleaning their surroundings as well as preventing the formation of stagnant water which is usually the cause of the rainy season. Current Report about the Dengue Virus Although more than 300 Filipinos have already died because of the dengue virus, which are mostly children, it is still lower compared to the number of deaths in 2010, which have reached a total of 620 deaths.
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