DOST hoists online dengue alert Thursday‚ 28 February 2013 Written by Luisa S. Lumioan‚ S&T Media Service‚ DOST-STII Before the onset of the rainy season‚ the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) intensifies its dengue preventive measures by providing online information on dengue cases per community to serve as alert mechanism to concerned government offices and personnel. In the pipeline is a dengue alert website that will enable public health practitioners to check out high-risk areas
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Docking the Blight of Dengue in Swat (Muhammad Ammar Yasir Khan & Shafei Moiz Hali)* Abstract This article provides a comprehensive overview on the dengue outbreak (2013) in Swat along with the requisite guidelines for better management‚ prevention and control of the disease in the future. The underlying focus of this paper has been to lay down the relevant procedures which are in line with the government’s policies‚ World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations / regulations and also enjoy worldwide
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How fever works How does fever happen? Once endogenous pyrogens have been produced by the primary immune response‚ they must travel to the brain to actually induce fever. After their increased production by activated immune cells‚ cytokines such as IL-1‚ IL-6‚ and TNF are distributed throughout the body through the blood‚ as they are all soluble proteins. Now‚ then‚ these cytokines must have a target to signal and cause a reaction. PGE As it plays a central role in thermal regulation‚ it
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for dengue. Ajay Hotchandani Address: Mercy Clinic-NHI‚ 1955 Mercy Lane‚ Belize City‚ Belize Email: mercyclinicmd@gmail.com Keywords: dengue‚ geriatric‚ asymptomatic‚ loss of appetite‚ anorexia Abstract: In dengue endemic regions‚ a chief complaint of nocturnal fever often is a pathonomonic phrase that triggers an investigation for dengue. This article looks at cases of patients who were tested for dengue based on their symptoms of weakness and loss of appetite‚ without fever as fever was absent
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to the Platelet Count of Dengue Patients” I. Abstract Dengue fever also known as breakbone fever is an infectious tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever‚ headache‚ muscle and joint pains‚ and a characteristic skin rash that is similar to measles. In a small proportion of cases the disease develops into the life-threatening dengue hemorrhagic fever‚ resulting in bleeding‚ low levels of blood platelets and blood plasma leakage‚ or into dengue shock syndrome‚ where dangerously
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faeces. The bacterium can be spread to a person if they eat food or drink beverages that have been handled by a person who is shedding S. Typhi. It may also be caused by contaminated water‚ which becomes infected from sewerage. Therefore‚ typhoid fever is more common in developing countries where hygiene is poor thus spreading the disease and allowing for water to become contaminated easily. Once the Typhoid bacterium enters the body‚ it multiplies and spreads to
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Comparing yellow fever and scarlet fever |Yellow Fever (viral infection) |Scarlet fever (streptococcal infection) | |Causative factors: |Causative factors: | |Yellow fever virus (flavivirus group) |Streptococcus bacteria | |
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Title: Yellow Fever Organizational Pattern: Chronological General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: Teach the audience general facts about yellow fever throughout the years Introduction: When most of you hear Yellow Fever‚ you probably think of a type of cold or flu‚ however what you may not consider is that it can be a very serious illness which can even lead to death. Transition: Let’s start with the basics… I. The Basics http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002341/ A. What
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know that the yellow fever is estimated to infect 200‚000 people a year causing 30‚000 deaths. 90% of these deaths are in Africa. In Fever 1793‚ there is an outbreak of the yellow fever in the newly born country now called the United States of America. The main character‚ Matilda is very childish and lazy when it comes to work around the house. When her mother is diagnosed with the fever‚ her whole life and future is filled with fear. After she personally experiences the fever and survives‚ she starts
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TYPHOID FEVER BY: CATHERINE E. JOAQUIN REPORT CONTENT INTRODUCTION SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS PATHOGENS AND VIRULENCE FACTORS PATHOGENESIS/TRANSMISSION EPIDEMIOLOGY DIAGNOSIS‚ TREATMENT AND PREVENTION INTRODUCTION What are Food & Waterborne Diseases? Diseases that are supported‚ carried or transmitted by food & water. Examples are: Cholera‚ Hepatitis A‚ Amoebic Dysentery‚ & Typhoid Fever INTRODUCTION What is a Typhoid Fever?
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