Our City Health authorities are closely conducting their month long Dengue Control Program dubbed as "Puksain ang Kiti-kiti..sugpuin ang Dengue". This program was pushed through to eradicate the possible resurgence of the deadly dengue disease in the City of Balanga.
They conduct further study to local community and initiate the clean-up of possible sources of the mosquito-borne disease. It was done through their on-going preventive measures, the larval sampling/indices- by inspecting a target house of 100 per barangay, at the same time search and destroys of water holding containers. Larviciding was done by dropping small amount of larvicides to areas assuming to be positive for mosquito larva. In this case it can be easily determined by the group which area are most affected and sensitive for Dengue for its early detection and the appropriate control measures to apply.
The other measures were the residual spraying. Though according to some cases spraying with insecticides to kill adult mosquitoes has not been effective and, in fact, has been detrimental to prevention and control efforts by giving citizens of the community a “false sense of security”.
Base on my opinion the most prudent strategy is to eliminate all possible breeding places which carry the virus and maintain a clean surrounding. This mosquitoes love stagnant water and dark places. Owing to eliminate cases of dengue, health officials should intensified their education and information campaign regarding dengue control and prevention measures which focus on proper sanitation and cleanliness.
Campaign should focus on the importance of removing all possible breeding places of mosquitoes’. I still believe that prevention is the best, as far as illnesses are concern. Do not hesitate to ask for immediate seeks treatment at various rural health stations or hospital in case you notice the possible symptoms of dengue for its early detection.
Dengue, according to medical references, is an acute infectious viral disease which usually affects infants and young children. It is characterized by fever during the initial phase and other symptoms like headache, pain in the eye, join pain, and muscle pain, followed by signs of bleeding particularly nose and gum-bleeding and appearance of red tiny spots on the skin.
Fellow bloggers, help me disseminate this information, lets protect our love ones and start to act now.
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