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Dengue Fever On The Rise In Sultanate
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 March 2010 08:43 Written by Rachel Thien Wednesday, 10 March 2010 06:44
Bandar Seri Begawan - There's a significant increase in dengue fever cases in the country, said the Ministry of Health's Environmental Health Division. Since January, the division has recorded 35 cases compared to 38 cases (or the whole of last year.
For the first time, two cases of dengue haemorrhagic (ever have been reported, a more virulent form of dengue fever, where a patient bleeds through his skin, nose or eyes.
In an interview with The Brunei Times yesterday, Head of Environmental Health Division Dr Muhammad Hussein said the two victims responded well to medical treatment and have since fully recovered.
Speaking on dengue haemorrhagic fever, he said: 'Perhaps dengue is mutating, or that these two patients have been exposed to dengue type one (normal dengue). However, the patients may have also been exposed to another type, hence experiencing more serious symptoms."
In more serious cases of dengue haemorrhagic fever, Dr Muhammad said, patients could suffer from "dengue shock syndrome", during which major organs collapse. Senior Health Officer Kamaludin Mohd Yassin at the Environmental Health Division said that there has been an increase in the number of dengue cases because people now go for a medical check-up as soon as they experience fever.
"In the past, people just used to take panadol when they had a fever. However, recently, people are more educated and more aware of the symptoms of dengue," he said. In 2008, the department recorded 32 cases of dengue fever, while 38 cases were reported last year...
Dengue Fever On The Rise In Sultanate
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 March 2010 08:43 Written by Rachel Thien Wednesday, 10 March 2010 06:44
Bandar Seri Begawan - There's a significant increase in dengue fever cases in the country, said the Ministry of Health's Environmental Health Division. Since January, the division has recorded 35 cases compared to 38 cases (or the whole of last year.
For the first time, two cases of dengue haemorrhagic (ever have been reported, a more virulent form of dengue fever, where a patient bleeds through his skin, nose or eyes.
In an interview with The Brunei Times yesterday, Head of Environmental Health Division Dr Muhammad Hussein said the two victims responded well to medical treatment and have since fully recovered.
Speaking on dengue haemorrhagic fever, he said: 'Perhaps dengue is mutating, or that these two patients have been exposed to dengue type one (normal dengue). However, the patients may have also been exposed to another type, hence experiencing more serious symptoms."
In more serious cases of dengue haemorrhagic fever, Dr Muhammad said, patients could suffer from "dengue shock syndrome", during which major organs collapse. Senior Health Officer Kamaludin Mohd Yassin at the Environmental Health Division said that there has been an increase in the number of dengue cases because people now go for a medical check-up as soon as they experience fever.
"In the past, people just used to take panadol when they had a fever. However, recently, people are more educated and more aware of the symptoms of dengue," he said. In 2008, the department recorded 32 cases of dengue fever, while 38 cases were reported last year...