Dengue fever

[thaidave991 17]

Apparently no more cases this year per % than any other year.

[englishinsiam 15]

Apparently no more cases this year per % than any other year.

 

 

That may be so it's her first year working in Pattaya before she was in Bangkok. But there are plenty of cases about thats all I am saying.

[Bushcraft 2,579]

Thanks to Lovedog and all the others for the informative warning - sorry you've come down with it, get well soon Randy.

[bigstuy 8]

get well soon mate

[repeter 1]

One can buy Sketolene at any 7-11. 20% DEET.

Any pharmacy will have Wild Lives. 28 to 95 % DEET.

 

 

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[Norfloxacin400 87]

Not meaing to be flipant but I think i will take my chanches with the mosquitos. Deet (even the 20% stuff) feels like it's eating holes in my skin. horrible stuff.

[Happy Knackers 22]

Get well soon Mr Lovedog

[GlynRhedyn 32]

A belated get well wish LD, sounds nasty. So much so that I have invested in some Deet repellant as I don't use anything in the days just the evenings so thanks for the warning and advice. Same same to everyone else for the advice too. I prefer prevention rather than cure so spending a few pounds prior to travelling is a good investment in my health in my opinion.

Glyn.

[jacko 8,813]

The 'OFF' I buy at BigC for 200 baht in an orange spray can seems to work (deet 15%)

I apply around ankles and back of the knees before I park myself on the sundowner beers.

It doesn't seem to irritate me and isn't malodourous.

But when the mosquitos are hungry they still bit elswhere.... can't cover myself completely.

I also always carry a sachet of the cream in my pocket for those odd occasions.

 

I certainly don't want this, and have been told that once you have had one type, you become susceptible to the much more dangerous category.

[Dr Mick 111]

With the wet season now in full swing here in Khon Kaen ,been some big down pours within the last week ,It a full time battle keeping mosies down in my house.Even one mossie in my house is one to many.

Strange how they get in as I have protection on all my doors and windows.

 

Even stranger ,how come you always find mosies in the toilet and showers when we have no windows as such to get in ,only have very fine mesh covering the small opening.

 

 

Worst day I had was last week ,as it was mothers day Me and Lady and Lady daughter went to a afternoon

Karioka ,rented a small room ,which the lighting was very bad I was bit every where ,worst than if I was in a Thai Jungle

Sure will not go to this place again.

Edited August 18, 2010 by Dr Mick

[jacko 8,813]

Even stranger ,how come you always find mosies in the toilet and showers when we have no windows as such to get in ,only have very fine mesh covering the small opening.

I just think they are everywhere, just easier to spot in the hong-nam with the white/ tiled walls.

I spray my bedroom every night, but I believe they hide in the toilet and get back into the bedroom when I have my 3am pee.

Sneaky little buggers!

[samfreeland 64]

they seem to be attracted to stagnant water to lay there eggs.[a bowl of water will attract them] in some country's they tip polystyrene balls like in a bean bag down long drops it floats on top so the bastards cant lay there larvae. they have a heat seeker on board witch helps them to find you.even your body heat will hone them in on you. lights attract them the tv ect. so at night turn off lights draw curtains close windows turn on fan.have a can of fly spray handy for the odd stray unless you have a set of chop sticks . all in all an excellent predator.

Edited August 18, 2010 by samfreeland

[Dr Mick 111]

I just think they are everywhere, just easier to spot in the hong-nam with the white/ tiled walls.

I spray my bedroom every night, but I believe they hide in the toilet and get back into the bedroom when I have my 3am pee.

Sneaky little buggers!

 

Stange never find many in bedrooms ,maybe there dont like the wall fan being blown at them ,

[tom21 19]

i use a bug zapper in the bedroom. put it on an hour before bed and with the wall fan on i never have a problem at night with mossies

[Norfloxacin400 87]

Mossie are attracted by Co2 that you breath out, yes eggs are layed in water but the water has to stay there a couple of days for them to go go through the wriggler stage.

[Bazle 1,483]

Shortly, I hope to be staying on the 8th floor of a block. Someone told me that I won't have a mossie problem because they don't go that high up. Is that correct?

[joekicker 53]

Shortly, I hope to be staying on the 8th floor of a block. Someone told me that I won't have a mossie problem because they don't go that high up. Is that correct?

 

They probably won't fly that high, but it's very common that they breed up there, people carrying stuff up and down all the time, doing laundry on the roof, rain accumulating and so on. Don't be over-confident.

 

On the other hand, don't be paranoid either. Almost no one gets dengue, after all. Mosquito bites are not fun for most people, and it's wise to have your body greatly covered, that's why they have cotton T-shirts, pants and so on. Some repellant is a good idea, why not, and mosquito coils can be very effective if you've got your legs under the table a lot, say. Common sense yes, obsession no.

 

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[Bazle 1,483]

They probably won't fly that high, but it's very common that they breed up there, people carrying stuff up and down all the time, doing laundry on the roof, rain accumulating and so on. Don't be over-confident.

 

On the other hand, don't be paranoid either. Almost no one gets dengue, after all. Mosquito bites are not fun for most people, and it's wise to have your body greatly covered, that's why they have cotton T-shirts, pants and so on. Some repellant is a good idea, why not, and mosquito coils can be very effective if you've got your legs under the table a lot, say. Common sense yes, obsession no.

Thanks, JK.

 

One of my favourite places in Patts is PBG. I think I'll be taking some extra care there.

[Trvlr 50]

I was on the 11th floor of a Jomtien building - had plenty of mosquitoes.

They can breed there, or get carried up by the wind.

[Norfloxacin400 87]

3 more die of dengue fever

 

BANGKOK, 19 July 2010 (NNT) – Three more casualties from the dengue fever have been reported in the past week while the Ministry of Public Health is on high alert for the outbreak.

 

Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said the dengue fever infection toll continues to rise. The accumulated number of patients now stands at 36,087 nationwide or 56.81% per 100,000 population.

 

Three people, one each in the southern province of Yala, the eastern province of Trat, and the northeastern province of Nakhon Phanom, died from the disease last week, raising this year’s toll to 36 or 0.1% of the total number of infected patients.

 

The ministry has instructed local public health units across the country, especially in risky areas, to submit reports on the infection and casualty rates as well as the mosquito larvae index to the Office of the Permanent Secretary, to keep a close watch on the spread situation. The outbreak is found rampant in the central region, followed by the South, the Northeast and the North respectively.

 

However, the ministry affirmed that so far no mutated strains of dengue fever have been discovered.

 

 

News ID: 255307190031

 

 

Reporter : Rungkarn Rujiwarangkul

News Date : 19 July 2010

 

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[Norfloxacin400 87]

Thailand facing rising dengue fever infections

by Pat Dulnier on August 16, 2010

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Thailand's health minister recently announced that more than 50,000 citizens have been infected with dengue fever so far this year, resulting in 63 deaths.

 

Deputy Public Health Minister Pansiri Kulanartsiri told Health.AsiaOne.Com that the dengue fever epidemic hitting the country has raised infection rates 83 percent from this same period last year.

 

According to Health.AsiaOne.Com, 13,045 people have been infected with dengue in the nation's south region, 14,509 in the central region, 13,635 in the northeast and 7,325 in the north. Seven of the infected were younger than four weeks old and 409 were older than 65.

 

Dr. Manit Teeratantikanontm, the Department of Disease Control's director-general, told Health.AsiaOne.Com that 80 percent of patients contracted dengue fever from mosquito bites in their own homes.

 

Teeratantikanontm added that the number of infected people indicates that the quantity of common house mosquitoes carrying dengue fever must be high.

 

Pansiri, noting that there is no vaccination currently available to prevent dengue fever, said that households should reduce their number of mosquitos to protect themselves. Vessels that hold water should be changed every seven days to lower the chance of mosquito larvae. Vessels should also be covered if they hold water as a means of preventing mosquitoes from laying eggs.

 

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[Norfloxacin400 87]

Thailand links fashionable black leggings to increased risk of catching dengue fever

 

By Kinan Suchaovanich (CP) – Aug 9, 2010

 

BANGKOK — Health authorities in Thailand are urging young women not to wear fashionable black leggings to avoid attracting unwanted attention from dengue-carrying mosquitoes.

 

"It's worrying how people dress nowadays, especially the youth," Deputy Health Minister Pansiri Kulanartsiri said in a statement issued Sunday, which warned of a dengue outbreak and reminded that mosquitoes are attracted to dark clothing.

 

Thailand has recorded 43 deaths and more than 45,000 cases of dengue in the first seven months of the year, an increase of about 40 per cent from the 31,929 cases and 30 deaths in same period last year. Dengue cases typically rise during the rainy season, which runs roughly from June through September.

 

Of this year's fatalities, 26 were between the ages of 10 and 24, prompting the Public Health Ministry to warn about the hazards of the must-have fashion item worn by girls and young women.

 

"I suggest people avoid wearing black leggings — or any dark colored clothing — so as not to attract mosquitoes," Pansiri said, calling the leggings a "Korean fashion phenomenon."

 

"Wear thick clothing like jeans, particularly during this period," Pansiri said, noting mosquitoes can bite through thin clothing.

 

Dengue is endemic in Southeast Asia and a chronic problem during the rainy season, when stagnant water and unsanitary urban environments provide fertile breeding grounds for mosquitoes that transmit the disease.

 

Scientists fear rising temperatures and longer rainy seasons will allow more vector-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria to flourish.

 

Most of dengue's victims are children. There is no vaccine for dengue, also known as the "bone-breaker disease." It can cause high fever, rashes, blistering headaches and intense joint pain. The most serious form of dengue can cause internal bleeding, liver enlargement and circulatory shut down.

 

In tropical Thailand, mosquitoes can lay up to 400 larvae at one time in vases, flower pots, jugs and litter-strewn areas that can serve as breeding grounds, but authorities find it difficult to destroy dengue-breeding habitats, he said.

 

"This is an epidemic year for dengue fever," Anuttarasakdi said. "But what is more worrying is that people are aloof when it comes to prevention."

 

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[joekicker 53]

Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said the dengue fever infection toll continues to rise.

 

And there you have it. Government steps in and gives meaning to the human suffering with a totally nonsensical, absolutely worthless, completely self-evident statement. Very helpful, that. The number of infected people has not gone negative. Imagine.

 

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[Norfloxacin400 87]

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

 

Thailand warning on dengue fever

 

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PHUKET: Thailand is facing a major outbreak of dengue fever and cholera, which have killed 30 people over the past six months.

 

A report in The Nation this morning quotes Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit as saying that 26,185 dengue fever cases have been reported and six people have died during the past week alone.

 

Meanwhile, the number of dengue fever cases in Phuket is soaring, according to the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO).

 

The ministry says that people aged 15-24 are most at risk of infection with dengue, followed by children between 5 and 14.

 

A cholera outbreak in 2007 infected 986 people in Thailand, seven of whom died. The number of infections was reduced to 200 in 2008, but climbed to 300 last year, with 2-3 deaths a year.

 

Here in Phuket, Provincial Health Director Narinrach Pichyakamin told the Gazette two weeks ago that his office had recorded 213 cases of dengue fever between January 1 and June 12 this year.

 

The initial target for 2010 was to keep the figure below 170 cases for the entire year, Dr Narinrach said.

 

Phuket currently has the highest incidence rate (63.4 cases per 100,000 residents) of dengue of any of the Andaman Coast provinces, and currently ranks 13th among Thailand’s 76 provinces.

 

Dr Narinrach pointed out that June and August usually see the highest numbers of dengue cases in Phuket.

 

For more about the threat of Dengue fever in Phuket, click here.

 

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Edited August 18, 2010 by Norfloxacin400

[jacko 8,813]

Shortly, I hope to be staying on the 8th floor of a block. Someone told me that I won't have a mossie problem because they don't go that high up. Is that correct?

Only if, like the midget on a high floor, they can get someone to push the button for them!