Thursday, October 05, 2006
Dengue fever
Anyone heard of Dengue? I hadn't before I came over here but this morning 2 of the prime minister's grand children were diagnosed with this potentially fatal disease. Like malaria, it's carried by mosquitos and rife after the monsoon when there is a lot of stagnant water around. YIKES. Apparently they only bite during the day. More than 400 people have been treated at public hospitals for Dengue - nearly double last year this time. This doesn't include the statistics from all the private clinics!
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Well. My logic was that I spend most of the day in air conditioned offices where hopefully the dengue mozzies fear to tread/buzz. I could be wrong though.
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