In Capiz: 190 dengue cases, 3 deaths
ROXAS CITY – Capiz Provincial Health Office reported that there are already 190 cases of Dengue fever with three deaths in the province.
The registered cases are from January – October 26, 2009 in which one victim died in the city last June in Brgy. Lawaan; one in Cuartero on August and one in Mambusao on September this year.
Based on the PHO records, the highest incidence of dengue fever is in Roxas City with 101 cases; Panay, 22; Mambusao, 15, Mambusao, 9, Dao, 7; Sigma, 7; Dumarao, 5; Maayon, 5; Pontevedra, 5; Sigma, 3; Jamindan, 2; Tapaz, 2; Sapian,1; Ivisan,1; and Dumalag,1.
Most of the victims, according to PHO are children, 97 of whom are boys and 93 are girls.
Dengue fever is a disease caused by a family of viruses that are transmitted by mosquitoes. It is an acute illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with headache, fever, exhaustion, severe joint and muscle pain, swollen glands (lymphadenopathy), and rash.
The presence (the “dengue triad”) of fever, rash, and headache (and other pains) is particularly characteristic of dengue.
Dengue strikes people with low levels of immunity. Because it is caused by one of four serotypes of virus, it is possible to get dengue fever multiple times. However, an attack of dengue produces immunity for a lifetime to that particular serotype to which the patient was exposed.
The PHO likewise reported that one died of rabies in Ivisan.
