Health authorities in Townsville are urging people to take precautions following a rare diphtheria diagnosis and a growing ...

Twenty years have gone by since Chris Low, 40, got dengue fever. What scares him is he can still “feel” and remember the ...

Dengue cases in Negros Occidental have increased by 421.65 percent with six recorded deaths in the first month and a half of ...

difficulty breathing and bleeding under the skin. Difference from fever. Since symptoms of dengue typically appear 4 to 10 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito, it can easily be ...

Three locally acquired cases of dengue fever have been reported in Townsville ... or through access to cuts and abrasions on the skin." Dr Warner is behind a research project aiming to develop ...

Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne viral infection caused ... nausea and vomiting, fatigue, and a skin rash. In severe cases, the disease can progress to life-threatening conditions marked by ...

“It can enter the body when a break in the skin comes into contact with contaminated water ... He also warned people to take precautions against dengue fever, although the risk “remains low”. “Use a ...

Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral infection ... Especially in the case of kids, sponge the skin with cool water. This would help to reduce the temperature, states the United Nations ...