Stop bugging me!!!!

There are many cases of insect bites put kids lives at risk but some insects can threaten children health, and we are wise to take some precautions.

 Sometimes, as parents we lose sight of simpler but common insects problems.  The itching from a bite can cause a child to scratch the area, causing an infection, that needs some antibiotic prescription.

Dengue is rampant in our country. According to Department of Health, DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER is an acute infectious disease manifested initially with fever. Usually the affected place is the tropical and sub-tropical areas throughtout the world. So we are really affected on this cases.  We have already some death cases. Children are most victim. Hospital are full,  you can see patients along the lobby. Dengue is transmitted by a female mosquito, aedes aegypti.
Sign and Syptoms:

•  Fever 2-5 days
• Headache
• Body malaise
• Joint pain and pain behind the eyes
• Vomiting
• stomach pain
• rashes in the body
• When fever gone, there is nosebleed

When you have all this symptoms, you need to be admitted in the hospital. 1-2 days fever, we try to have a platelet count. So it will be treated early to avoid some complication or death.

 To control:

• Clean your surrounding especially the drainage 
•  Cover all water container to avoid the breeding of mosquito
• Replace all vases with water everyday
• Have kids avoid insect prone areas in early morning and late evening
• Let them have some off lotion when going to school or in some camping.

 

Facts about insect repellents

Repellents are not insecticides. They do not kill insects and pest; they only repel them. The first insect repellents. just like medicines, were found in nature. However, such natural repellents had several disadvantages: they usually have very weak repellent effects that only acted on mosquitoes; they had a very short period of action which could not be lengthened by mixing with other substances; and they had a relatively high risk allergy. hence, scientist had to research for a more effective and safe repellent. Mosquito repellents have been widely used by consumers in the Philippines. However, such mosquito repellents usually have unpleasant smell. Fortunately, some companies has gone a step further by having triple lipid complex which help bring back the skin's natural lipid protection washed away soap. You not only get protection from mosquitoes, your skin gets moisturized., too!!!