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[MELEE]

But John does have a point in that Dengue is a disease a lot of people don't report to health officials. Because there is not magic medicine for it. A lot of people in my area don't go to the doctor for it, just treat it as if it were the flu. This is dangerous because, 1) it could become hemorrhagic and 2) the sick person should be isolated under a mosquito net to stop it's spread to others nearby.

[john_n_carolina]

....sorry about that, never checked the site...i figured the CDC had all the stats,...

ive read the WHO report (168 pages) on dengue and a bunch of other reports....especially from Puerto Rico, etc.

there is no "real-time" monitoring in Mexico..

your best bet is to contact your local distric epidemologist responsible for your province...there are about 230 + in Mexico

i also use PROMED mail to get alerts by provinces in Mexico....here is one:

6] Mexico
Date: Mon 26 Sep 2007
Source: La Lagun4.com [in Spanish, trans. & summ. Mod.TY, edited]
<http://lalagun4.com/?c=117&a=11681>


Humberto Flores Munoz, epidemiologist in Sanitary Jurisdiction 06,
announced that the disease [dengue] has been detected in the Jose R
Mijares, Polvorera, Camilo Torres and other bordering neighborhoods [which]
are being fumigated in order to protect the inhabitants [from dengue virus
transmission].

There are about 40 [dengue] cases. Fortunately, the disease has not spread
to other populated areas of the city.

To avoid dengue spread, it is recommended that citizens observe all the
recommendations of the health authorities. Firstly, that they do not have
receptacles where water accumulates, which is where the mosquito vector breeds.


you can go to www.promedmail.org to get alerts by infectious diseases reported by provinces....

[Guy Courchesne]

[john_n_carolina]

....spelling error: epidemologist is epidemiologist

[john_n_carolina]

...no, neither form is contagious -- check www.who.org, or www.cdc.org

it's passed by the female mosquito , or possibly monkeys...

[Samantha]

[john_n_carolina]

...whoops, sorry Melee, you're right!! this is from something on medicinenet.com

"How can dengue fever be prevented?

The transmission of the virus to mosquitoes must be interrupted to prevent the illness. To this end, patients are kept under mosquito netting until the second bout of fever is over and they are no longer contagious.

The prevention of dengue requires control or eradication of the mosquitoes carrying the virus that causes dengue. In nations plagued by dengue fever, people are urged to empty stagnant water from old tires, trash cans and flower pots.

[MELEE]

Obviously it is perferable for mosquitos not to reproduce, but as has already been pointed out a mosquito can "catch" dengue by biting a sick person and pass it on to a healthy person!

[Vanica]

[Dragonlady]

bmp

'tis the season, and there is still a lot of sitting water in a few states after the hurricane and rains.

I have one student very sick with dengue fever.
His brother has also tested positive. He's not sick, but it's just been a week.

Thought this might be a helpful update for those of us living in areas affected. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dengue-fever/DS01028/DSECTION=symptoms

Regards,
DL

[gregd75]

Dengue was a very big problem in Guadalajara in 2009. We thought it was going to be a big problem in 2010 but luckily things have improved.

I know of several students and friends that have contracted Dengue but I don't know anyone having contracted the bad variation to date.

To the credit of the authorities, there has been a big public awareness campaign throughout the city which has helped.

Jalisco public health workers have visited my school three times in the last year. They drop little bags of (I don't know what) into the water supplies and even into the fountain in the patio that we have.

On top of this about this time last year they came around and offered to fumigate the school for us for free which we took up and there was a noticable drop in the number of mosquitoes around. The dengue season is coming to an end here in GDL but well done to the authorities for their proactive approach!

[Ms_S]

Hey,

I looked after my be-dengued sister for a week and learnt a lot about the illness. Feel free to PM me if you want a first hand account. It wasn't pretty but she survived, in part due to immediate medical attention. If in doubt, check it out..

Ms_S