Tag Archives : dengue fever

As the saying goes, ‘‘no good deed goes unnoticed’’, it could very well be the reason why both Carlos Slim and Bill Gates keep getting richer day by day. Both, considered to be two of the world’s wealthiest men have been known to be donating generous amounts of money to healthcare concerns across the globe. Now, Mr. Gates and Mr. Slim announced [...]

The mosquito repellents, today indispensable to life in comfort and health in the tropics are at risk of losing effectiveness. In an experiment conducted in the UK, scientists have shown that some insects acquire resistance to natural DEET main active ingredient in repellents used today and can pass this trait to their offspring. According to the study, [...]

Communicable diseases hamper the development of the poorest countries. This is the essence of a study conducted by The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) that highlights the lack of attention to such diseases, making them turn into epidemics. Complacency towards the possibility of epidemics is the crux of the study [...]

The latest outbreaks in several countries of the Influenza A (H1N1) virus, formerly known as swine flu, may just be the harbinger of an impending reality that disease is bound to be the century’s most daunting challenge. Malaria is also rampant in the world, as well as terrifying outbreaks of dengue fever that is said to be more currently devastating [...]

While the Influenza A (H1N1) virus, formerly known as swine flu, is the disease that is currently shaking the world in paranoia, even panic, there is an even far worse disease that is devastating some regions of the earth – dengue fever. Had dengue cases been more reported, it could have been labeled a pandemic long before swine flu came into the [...]

The Argentine government has issued its latest confirmation on the number of dengue victims in the country: 10,594 cases. NGOs claim, however, that the number of people affected by the disease is much higher than what the government has disclosed as the disease has spread to urban centers such as Buenos Aires. The Health Ministry in Buenos Aires reported [...]