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A magazine covering the epidemiologic data regarding dengue from January 2010 to Spetember 25, 2010
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January 2010- September 25, 2010
THE RED ZONES
Dengue is spread by the bite of an Aedes mosquito. T h e m o s q u i t o transmits the dis-ease by biting an infected person and then bit ing someone else.
Blood COunt
Where now?
The Infected1) Children from 1-10years old.
Throughout the span of time, from January to August, children from 1 -‐10years old has con-‐ stantly been the one with the highest preva-‐ lence of dengue. This is due to the children’s still weak immune system coupled with their inclination to explore the world, even playing in places that are not too hygienic.
2) Sex
Prevalence of dengue among women have of ten been higher throughout the different age groups, except for the age 1-‐10 brackets.
Fatality rates
1) Age Group
a. Children in age group bracket 1-‐10 years old have the most number of deaths. Often times, because of lack of medical health care
The Breeding Grounds
WHAT ABOUT DOH?
Has the Philip-pine govern-ment done enough?
Daily Monitoring of Dengue Patientʼs Status
!Distribution of Mosquito Nets
Here are some of the Department of Healthʼs Programs:
I can...
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