Dengue deaths reach 465
MANILA, Philippines - As the government intensifies prevention campaigns, the Department of Health (DoH) said dengue incidence may already be “at its peak or on the slide.”
In a press conference in Malacañang on Wednesday, Health Secretary Enrique Ona said the country recorded 62,503 cases from January to August 31 this year, up 88.8% from last year.
The government has also recorded 465 deaths compared to 350 during the same period last year.
He said the fatality rate is a marked improvement compared to 10 years ago.
The number of deaths is 1% of the total number of cases. Ten years ago, the rate was at 2%, he said.
While cases were reported all over the country, these are concentrated in: Calabarzon (Cavite-Laguna-Batangas-Rizal-Quezon); Eastern and Western Visayas; and Northern, Central and Southern Mindanao.
Metro Manila recorded 5,558 cases, lower compared to last year’s figures at 6,561. Most are in Mandaluyong and Marikina.
‘We are on top of it’
“Yun hong incidence ng dengue, sa aming tingin, nasa peak na tayo or dumadaan na tayo sa pababa ng peak. However, ito ay inoobserbahan natin ng husto para maintindihan ng mga kababayan natin na huwag masyadong mabahala na itong sakit na ito ay dumadami,” he said.
He said the government is “on top” of the situation.
He noted that they are exhausting all means in order to temper the number, or even cure the disease.
He said a vaccine may still be out of the picture. “Marami research, but as far as vaccine is concerned, we’re 1 or 2 years away from that.”
As such, the Philippines is already coordinating with health ministers from other Southeast Asian countries to alleviate the situation in hotspots.
Countries in tropical areas, or those found 12 degrees north and south of the equator, are part of the so-called dengue region.
“Magkakaroon ng common effort both in monitoring as well as in research para in the future, maka-develop tayo ng paraan na ma-prevent na ang dengue,” he said.
Express lanes
Ona reiterated that the public should be guided by the health department’s prevention and monitoring methods, in order to prevent overcrowding in hospitals.
He said health centers should serve as express lanes to filter patients who really need to go to the hospitals.
“Dapat ipaalam na hindi lahat ng tao na may lagnat ay may dengue agad,” he added.
If the person has had fever reaching 38.5 degrees Celsius or up for 2 days running already, he or she should already go to the nearest health center or hospital for check-up.
He said the Philippine Health Insurance is also ready to provide assistance to its members.
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dengue really has cure
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"Dear Mr. President,
I am writing to discuss with you my concern on the widespread complaints on Dengue Fever. People are terrified and affected. I am disturbed that many of them are cramped in hospitals where not everyone is given a hand. Not everyone can afford to pay high fees to be confined in good hospitals and sadly, many lead to a failing health. Have you ever wondered of a cure? There is.
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DENGUE CURE IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER- CAMOTE
I was in a meeting in Manila recently with other Napolcom officials. While
waiting for my flight back to Cebu , I happened to talk with friends. The
conversation eventually turned to dengue. Some of their statements shocked me.
I called up the persons concerned and they confirmed these revelations.
Computer technician Wenceslao Salesale Jr., 27, was downed by dengue. His
platelet count plunged from 180 to 80. He was rushed by ambulance from
Novaliches to Manila . Inside the ambulance, a relative, acting upon the advice
of a missionary priest, made him drink soup made from camote tops. The
following day, his platelet count was normal.
Dengue attacked the 7-year-old daughter of engineers Mar and Lita Budlongan of
Kaloocan City . Her platelet count read 80. The same treatment was used. The
following day she was back to normal.
The 15-year-old daughter of businessman Nepomuceno Salaga of Sampaloc, Manila
had a dangerous platelet count of 80 due to dengue. The same treatment was
followed. The following day she was back in school.
I asked a doctor of medicine about herbal cures and he said that many, if not
most, medicines come from plants. He also said that under the Hippocratic Oath,
doctors are bound encourage anything that can cure a patient.
Research
We need not do research deep in the rainforests of the Amazon or venture into
the ocean depths in search of the elusive cure for dengue. It is right there in
the backyard.
The following information is from Wikipedia:
"In 1992, the Center for Science in the Public Interest compared the nutritional
value of sweet potatoes to other vegetables. Considering fiber content, complex
carbohydrates, protein, vitamins A and C, iron and calcium, the sweet potato
ranked highest in nutritional value. According to these criteria, sweet
potatoes earned 184 points, 100 points over the next on the list, the common
potato (NCSPC)."
"...Sweet potato tops are excellent sources of antioxidative compounds, mainly
polyphenolics, which may protect the human body from oxidative stress that is
associated with many diseases including cancer ad cardiovascular diseases.
Sweet potato greens have the highest content of total polyphenolics among other
commercial vegetables studied.
"Sweet potatoes contain protein, dietary fiber, lipid, and essential minerals
and nutrients such as calcium, phosphorous, magnesium, sodium, potassium,
sulfur, iron, copper, zinc, manganese, aluminum and boron. Sweet potatoes are
also important sources of vitamin A, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and ascorbic
acid."
Camote
In the case of Salaga, he bought five sheaves (bugkos/ bigkis) of camote
cuttings. Each sheaf consists of about 12 cuttings. Each cutting measures about
one foot. A sheaf costs about P5.
Camote tops are boiled in water to extract the juice. The boiling lasts for
about five minutes. A little salt is used to give flavor to it. The patient is
made to drink slowly and gradually. The body's immunity system is thus revived,
making dengue helpless against the body's natural defenses. Camote enables the
body to heal itself.
Now you know why I earlier said that my friends' revelations shocked me.
They were shocking because people are needlessly dying all around us from
dengue, while their very cure is also all around us.
In the past, many were fond of using the derogatory statement, "Go home and
plant camote." Now, camote is big news. It can save lives. What could be bigger
than that?
So, to fortify your family against dengue, "Go home and plant camote!"