{"id":2357,"date":"2009-01-20T13:19:55","date_gmt":"2009-01-20T05:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/?p=2357"},"modified":"2009-01-20T14:35:37","modified_gmt":"2009-01-20T06:35:37","slug":"re-dengue-fever-advisory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/?p=2357","title":{"rendered":"Dengue fever advisory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Subject:<\/strong> FW: *TRAVEL ADVISORY* – MALAYSIA : INCREASE DENGUE FEVER CASES<\/span>  <\/p>\n

ISOS has issued a medical alert on the increase of dengue fever in Malaysia. Four deaths and more than 1,630 cases were recorded nationwide from January 4 to <\/span>January 10. The state of Perlis showed a 150% increase followed by Sabah, Kelantan and Penang. Kuala Lumpur showed a 50% increase in the number<\/u><\/strong> of cases.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Disease<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dengue or "break-bone" fever is a viral disease found in tropical and sub-tropical areas. There are four strains, DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3 and DEN-4. It is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti<\/em> mosquito<\/strong>. This insect bites during the day and is often found in and around human habitation. <\/span><\/p>\n

Symptoms of dengue include high fever, severe headache, cough, and joint and muscle pain. A rash often follows these symptoms. The acute illness can last up to ten days, and complete recovery can take two to four weeks. <\/span><\/p>\n

               Occasionally, a potentially fatal form of dengue called dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) occurs. DHF  usually occurs in patients who have previously been infected  with one strain of dengue fever, then contract a different strain of the disease.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is no vaccine against dengue fever. Preventing mosquito bites is the only way to prevent the disease. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prevent bites while outdoors:<\/span><\/u><\/strong> <\/span><\/u><\/p>\n

      ·         <\/span>Wear light-colored clothing that covers most of the body (long sleeves and long pants). <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span>Use insect repellent that contains DEET. Adults and children more than two months of age can use preparations containing up to 35% DEET – the higher the concentration, the longer it repels. Longer acting preparations are also available. Re-apply after swimming or excessive sweating. <\/span><\/p>\n

Prevent bites while indoors or asleep: <\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

·         <\/span>Check that there is fly-wire on the windows. <\/span><\/u><\/p>\n

·         <\/span>Use "knock-down" insect spray to kill mosquitoes in your room. <\/span><\/p>\n

·         <\/span>Use mosquito coils or electric insecticide vaporizers if mosquitoes can get into your room.  <\/span><\/p>\n

·         <\/span>Note that air conditioning also repels mosquitoes. <\/span><\/p>\n

·         <\/span>Consider using a bed net impregnated with pyrethrin. <\/span><\/p>\n

Seek medical attention if you develop a high fever, especially if you suffer "rigors" (shaking) or a rash.<\/span><\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

If need read about Dengue fever cure posted by Maggie Teo about ‘Papaya Juice (from the leaf)  as a cure’.  .<\/p>\n

Cheers<\/p>\n

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Subject: FW: *TRAVEL ADVISORY* – MALAYSIA : INCREASE DENGUE FEVER CASES  ISOS has issued a medical alert on the increase of dengue fever in Malaysia. Four deaths and more than 1,630 cases were recorded nationwide from January 4 to January 10. The state of Perlis showed a 150% increase followed by Sabah, Kelantan and Penang. … Continue reading “Dengue fever advisory”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":195,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}