Dengue Fever

in the
Philippines

Source: Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention

Dale Marie Renomeron

BSEd 4 (BioSci)
Visayas State University
PrEd 119: Undergraduate Seminar
September 2014

www.CDC.com

Define Dengue and provide the common signs and

symptoms of the disease and information on the
impact of this illness in the Philippines.
Raise public awareness of the current problem in
terms of:

Illustrating the process of the fever.

Providing workable solution or practices.

Provide the implementation of effective control

measures that would eradicate the mosquitos and
the disease.
Evaluate the knowledge and practices regarding
dengue infections among students.

Objectives

A debilitating viral disease that is

transmitted by a bite from an
infected Aedes aegypti mosquito
causing sudden fever, acute pains and
even death. (CDCP, 2009)
The Aedes egypti mosquito gets
infected through biting a Dengueinfected person.

What is Dengue Fever?

http://www.cdc.gov/dengue/resources.pdf

SYMPTOMS:

Fever
Abdominal pain
Vomiting
Nose or gum bleeding
Lethargy and restlessness
Headache
Muscle and joint aches
Skin rash
COMPLICATION: Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever!

Clinical Manifestations
Reference: WHO,

http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2009/9789241547871

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever

High fever, hemorrhage, has 4 grades:
Grade 1: Fever, non specific
Grade 2: Grade 1 manifestation +

spontaneous bleeding
Grade 3: Signs of circulatory failure
Grade 4: Profound shock,death
Reference: WHO, 2006

Clinical Manifestations Continuation

Transmission of
Dengue

The dengue virus is spread through a

human-to-mosquito-to-human cycle
transmission (CDC, 2010; WHO, 2009).

Environmental Management
Biological Control
Chemical Control
WHO, 2009

Prevention

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT:
Modification
Manipulation
Changes in Human Behavior

Prevention Continuation

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT:
Modification

http://www.cdc.gov

Prevention Continuation

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT:
Manipulation

http://www.cdc.gov

http://www.cdc.gov

Prevention Continuation

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT:
Changes in Human Behavior

http://blog.travelpod.com

Prevention Continuation

http://www.cdc.gov

http://www.cdc.gov

http://www.cdc.gov

http://blog.travelpod.com

Environmental Management

CHEMICAL CONTROL:

Use of insecticides
Fogging
Use of mosquito coils
Repellents
Prevention Continuation

http://www.mosquitoesandmore.com

Chemical Control

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL:
Fish (Poecilia reticulata)
Predatory copepods

(Copepoda cyclopoidea)
Lethal ovitraps
Source: US Geological Survey

Source: US Geological Survey

Source: DOH

Poecilia reticulata
Source: US Geological Survey

Copepoda cyclopoidea
Source: US Geological Survey

Source: DOH

Biological Control

 Anti-Dengue Programs
in the Philippines

June: Dengue Prevention Month

Massive anti-dengue campaign
Distribution and training on use of
mosquito OL trap (Ovicidallarvicidal trap)
Multi-sectoral mosquito Search
and Destroy clean-up campaign

Anti-Dengue Programs in
the Philippines

Source: DOH

Source: www.ifmt.auf.org
Source: www.tacloban.gov.ph

Anti-Dengue Programs
in

Source: www.science.ph/oltrap/

Source: College of Nursing, University of Makati

Anti-Dengue Programs in
the Philippines

In general
http://dev1.doh.gov.ph

Dengue is a HEALTH THREAT.

Dengue is PREVENTABLE.
PLAN for ACTION..!

www.adra.org

*Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2009). Dengue

frequently asked questions. Retrieved from

http://www.cdc.gov/Dengue/faqFacts/index.html
*Centers for disease Control and Prevention (2010). Larval
control and other vector control preventions. Retrieved from
http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/malaria_worldwide/reduction/v
ector_control.html
*World Health Education (2009). Dengue guidelines for
diagnosis treatment prevention and control. Retrieved from
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2009/9789241547871
_eng.pdf
*Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2010).
Transmission of dengue virus. retrieved from http://
www.cdc.gov/Dengue/epidemiology/index.html#transmission
*Department of science and technology (n.d.).Mosquioto OL
trap. Retrieved from www.science.ph/oltrap/

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*References

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