The campaign will run with almost a thousand health officers and volunteers going to every household in areas where incidence of dengue are high. Manual household checks will be done to determine breeding spots and living areas of dengue-carrier mosquitoes. The rationale behind the campaign is that individual household checks can yield to specific preventive measures believed to be more effective than blanket policies used in the past.

There is no vaccine to the dengue virus. Finding one is complicated. There are four serotypes of dengue. None of which will provide immunity when infected by the others. Vaccines against dengue have also been known to make patients more susceptible to other more severe diseases.

The best environment for mosquitoes to breed is in warm, hot and humid conditions. Most species of mosquitoes reproduce by laying their eggs in water. This means that ANY containment of water such as pots, or even overturned cans can be a breeding ground for mosquitoes.

Davao, a city located in the Philippines, is currently reported to have accumulated more than a thousand cases of dengue since January this year. Though this statistics is clearly alarming, Honduras has experienced 22,000 dengue infection cases this year and 22 people from the country had already died form the disease.

The rise of many infectious diseases and other threats to human health depends in large part on the local climate. Global warming, the progressive and gradual warming of the earth's surface temperature, is the most worrisome effect of climate change. Each year, in a number of places across the world, drought and high temperatures negatively affect water supplies and crops.

Did you know that only female mosquitoes bite? While most people would rather find a way to obliterate them rather than learn about them, finding out all you can about mosquitoes will help you to stay protected. Sadly, there is no way to rid these pests from the earth, though you can keep them away from your skin with the proper repellent.

You've saved up some hard earned cash and are ready to hit the road. If you don't have a firm destination in mind, you'll inevitably find yourself sitting in a bookstore somewhere reading travel guides. Regardless of the brand, you usually get an overview of the destination and particular areas recommend by the author. Hotels, restaurants and so forth will also be set forth. This is particularly good for such establishments as they often can raise their prices above anyone else in the area!

There were a lot of seasoned travelers around and so tips on repelling insect bites were in abundance. Some carried remedies for soothing the irritation of bites which included the world famous calamine lotion. More savvy conscious travelers used baking sodas. One guy pointed out that if you don't relieve an irritating bite, you will find yourself scratching it and that could aggravate it more.

It might sound a bit exaggerated, but you need to see the other side of the fence. As long as you train yourself, your family and your pet on how to deal with this abundance of mother nature so close to your doorstep, a tropical garden can be wonderful. Follow the advice of your maid and gardener as they are used to this world from early years onwards and have the clear advantage of being trained to survive in the tropical world.

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