Tag: water-borne disease

DOH sa publiko : Maging handa sa “WILD” diseases ngayong tag-ulan

(Eagle News) — Nanawagan ang Department of Health (DOH) sa publiko na maging mapag-bantay sa “WILD” diseases ngayong tag-ulan. Ang kahulugan ng “WILD” diseases ay Water-borne disease, Influenza, Leptos-Pirosis at Dengue. Kabilang sa mga proteksyon na maaaring gawin ay ang paglalagay ng chlorine tablets sa inuming tubig, ang pag-iwas sa paglusong sa baha, at ang pag-suot ng bota at mga damit na may mahabang manggas. Dapat ding kumonsulta agad sa doktor kapag may napansing sintomas […]

Disease outbreak kills 19 in rain-hit Sudan: minister

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) — An outbreak of water-borne disease has killed at least 19 people and sickened scores more in Sudan’s rain-ravaged states of Blue Nile and Kasala, a minister said Monday. Since June, heavy rain and flooding have hit several states of Sudan, killing at least 100 people, destroying thousands of homes and submerging many villages. “In the past three weeks, 19 people including children have died from water-borne diseases like diarrhea,” Health Minister Bahar […]