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    Thumbs up Small But Terrible: Dengue Mosquito

    Thought of sharing this to some of you who wants to know about the Dengue Mosquito & the Dengue Fever.

    http://nurses.definitelyfilipino.com...-but-terrible/

    Also a link about 6 things you might not know about dengue.

    Hope this would be help to those who are curious about it.

    http://nurses.definitelyfilipino.com...-about-dengue/
    If you can't say something nice. SHUT UP!. Simple.


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    Good info.
    Another nice link


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    Thanks Maria ! I’m sure you’ve already seen other posts on dengue in the Health Issues section.
    http://filipinaroses.com/showthread....ghlight=dengue
    I will update that section .


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    I wonder if Jason Jo is reading this


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    Quote Originally Posted by Doc Alan View Post
    Thanks Maria ! I’m sure you’ve already seen other posts on dengue in the Health Issues section.


    http://filipinaroses.com/showthread....ghlight=dengue
    I will update that section .
    Walang anuman Doc Al. I remembered that I've read it b4. Salamat for the update too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Terpe View Post
    Good info.
    Another nice link
    Salamat Terpe. Thought it would be a useful info to some.
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    Small but terrible:

    Here's ME thinking Maria was referring to a comment by one future President [Bill Clinton] about another [Gloria Macapagal - later Arroyo] ... when the two were classmates at university in the US.

    "Small but terrible!"


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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Little View Post
    Here's ME thinking Maria was referring to a comment by one future President [Bill Clinton] about another [Gloria Macapagal - later Arroyo] ... when the two were classmates at university in the US.

    "Small but terrible!"
    it's a common expression of the pinoys as well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Maria B View Post
    Thought of sharing this to some of you who wants to know about the Dengue Mosquito & the Dengue Fever.

    http://nurses.definitelyfilipino.com...-but-terrible/

    Also a link about 6 things you might not know about dengue.

    Hope this would be help to those who are curious about it.

    http://nurses.definitelyfilipino.com...-about-dengue/
    i know this is an old post but i just want to share ^_^ i was a victim of these vile mosquitoes! when i was 23 i had the dengue fever, i was misdiagnosed as having UTI (same symptoms, we were told) and was discharged after 2 days in the hospital, i got rushed back again (to a different hospital this time) when my platelets dropped to a dangerously low level. i remember the doctors drilling this information in me on my one week hospitalization (i had 12 IV drips >_< all in all)

    1) only the female dengue mosquitoes bite (don't know what's the good in knowing that really...)

    2) i have a slim chance of surviving a second time around as it would be more fatal ^_^ (as subtle as a death threat can be)

    looks like things are looking grim for dengue survivors like me-we must not be bitten twice!


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    Thank you Chiechie for sharing your experience with dengue. You are correct in that subsequent infections increase the risk of severe dengue, and I understand your concern. Please see the thread under “ Health Issues “ which I have updated with a new post ( http://filipinaroses.com/showthread....ngue-Fever-Map ).


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    Quote Originally Posted by Doc Alan View Post
    Thank you Chiechie for sharing your experience with dengue. You are correct in that subsequent infections increase the risk of severe dengue, and I understand your concern. Please see the thread under “ Health Issues “ which I have updated with a new post ( http://filipinaroses.com/showthread....ngue-Fever-Map ).

    thank you Doc Alan ^_^ i came from Cavite, looks like it was marked as a low risk area for Dengue ^_^


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    Quote Originally Posted by chiechie View Post

    dengue survivors like me-we must not be bitten twice!
    Once bitten ... twice shy!!


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    is it a good idea to get vacines for that dengue,and is it possible to get the vacines,
    have startet my vacineprogram but do not know if that is includet
    regards
    carlo63


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    • There is still no specific treatment or vaccine for dengue. It’s complicated because there are four different types of virus causing dengue ( serotypes – DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3, and DEN-4 ). Recovery from one gives lifelong immunity, but infection by other serotypes increases the risk of severe dengue. It does this by “ confusing “ the immune response ( antibodies and “ T cells “ ). Recent work in several centres round the world has confirmed this. It has slowed development of a vaccine, although there is hope at least one ( being tested in Philippines and Thailand ) will be available by 2015 or sooner.
    • Despite the 30 fold increase in dengue in the past 50 years such that it’s now endemic in over 100 countries, including Philippines – it is not usually fatal. Good medical care means less than 1% death rate, although it’s a leading cause of hospital admissions in many parts of the world.
    See http://filipinaroses.com/showthread....ngue-Fever-Map .


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    read this last year about attacking the dengue mosquito

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15491228


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