12-year old boy dies of dengue
A 12-year old elementary pupil of A. Montes II Elementary School died of dengue hemorrhagic fever. The victim, Charles Patrick Magallanes of Veterans Village, City Proper, died hours after he was brought to the hospital.
It was learned that the boy was already ill when brought to the hospital. Prior to his admission at the St. Paul’s Hospital, his family brought him to a private doctor after he experienced headache and has high fever.
They were given medicines and advised to go back Monday for the CBC laboratory test. However, Magallanes’s family decided to bring him to the hospital on the same day after they sensed something is wrong with the victim.
He was admitted Monday morning and was diagnosed with dengue fever in the afternoon. He died late night on the same day. He was already in stage 3.
The victim’s grandfather Teresito suspected that his grandson was bitten by a dengue-carrying mosquito in their school. There are swampy portions at the back of the school which probably became the breeding ground of the mosquitoes.
The barangay has already initiated clean up activities to stop the mosquitoes from procreating. Everyday, all the waste in each household surroundings are cleaned and disposed, he said.
Recently, fogging operation was conducted at A. Montes II Elementary School. Veterans Village is one of the barangays identified by the Department of Health which have number of dengue cases.