Dengue Fever

[chelsea]

Bradders, a rabies jab is a good idea with the amount of dogs that roam the Soi's. Is also a good precaution in case you go into park and get bitten by a monkey (apparently also a carrier of the disease)

There was a previous post that I have found
http://www.huahinafterdark.com/forum/ja ... ght=rabies

If you do a search on Rabies on the HHAD forum there are a load more posts explaining what u want to know

[PJG]

Bradders,

Do not think that there is a jab for malaria. Hepatitis is the main one, think it is Hep A. A jab and a booster will give protection for 25 years. Also u can get your Tetanus jabs up to date free on the NHS.

My Thai wife discovered that it is all free after a visit to the local Practise Nurse so we were all quickly marched in for our little pricks! Wife thought it was compulsory as it was free.

[DawnHRD]

Bradders, a rabies jab is a good idea with the amount of dogs that roam the Soi's. Is also a good precaution in case you go into park and get bitten by a monkey (apparently also a carrier of the disease)

There was a previous post that I have found
http://www.huahinafterdark.com/forum/ja ... ght=rabies

If you do a search on Rabies on the HHAD forum there are a load more posts explaining what u want to know

As I say in that thread - pre rabies jabs are only effective for a short period of time. They are effective if you will only be here on holiday, but will need repeating if you are living here & feel you need them. I'm not sure of the need for them, unless working with animals, seeing as clinics insist on post-rabies jabs if you are unfortunate enough to get bitten. But if you're worried, maybe better to be safe than sorry.

[bradders]

chelsea

I think the hepatitist jab is important - sadly I'm not in the UK so I'll just have to fork out and pay for one - but it could prove worth every penny "IF" forbid ........

PJG & Dawne

May thanks for your comments ref rabies protection. If the protection is short term - and not a lover of needles!! - I think I'll take my chances!

I'll carry a few bones for the dogs - and sum nuts for the monkeys! MAY buy me give me some time to run away!!

On a serious note - MANY THANKS for your input - much appreciated!!

bradders

[bradders]

OOOPS!!

Sorry for the mix up in names!!

Correction:

PJG - thanks ref the hepatitist (UK) advice!!

Dawne & chelsea - thanks for the rabies advice!

I'll blame my lapse of concentration it on old age!!!

bradders

[JimboPSM]

Editorial from The Nation:

Battling against deadly diseases

The government must prioritise resources to deal with preventable, seasonal viruses that kill thousands
Published on August 28, 2007

Public health authorities must strike a delicate balance between prevention of an epochal flu pandemic that has not happened and seasonal outbreaks of diseases like dengue fever which kill many every year. As Thailand and other countries in Southeast Asia have braced themselves against an "impending" bird flu epidemic that has yet to arrive, the region has, since the beginning of this year, been ravaged by a particularly lethal outbreak of dengue fever, the worst in almost a decade. Over 1,000 out of hundreds of thousands of people infected by the deadly virus borne by the Aedes aegypti mosquito have died so far this year.

According to the World Health Organisation, the number of cases in many countries, including Thailand, has already exceeded the total for 2006 and is expected to match the level of 1998 - the worst year on record, when 1,500 people died out of 350,000 infected. In Thailand, the number of people infected in the first seven months of this year was 32,082, of which 33 died, which has made dengue one of the deadliest contagious diseases this year. In the same period last year, 29 out of 24,490 people infected had died.

So far dengue outbreaks have been reported in 62 out of Thailand's 76 provinces. The Public Health Ministry has been doing a good job in deploying more than 1,500 teams of health officials and volunteers to monitor outbreaks and carry out measures to contain the spread of the disease, including fumigation and getting rid of breeding grounds.

What makes dengue particularly difficult to contain is the mosquito that carries the virus multiplies in clean water anywhere, outdoors as well as indoors. A spike in dengue incidences usually occurs during the rainy season as puddles, discarded plastic bags or tin cans become breeding grounds. In the household, uncovered water containers and vases also pose potential risk as larvae can turn into mosquitoes in a matter of days. The Health Ministry says about 80 per cent of people infected with dengue in this country are bitten by Aedes mosquitoes inside their own homes.

According to health authorities, people infected with milder forms of dengue may not realise they have the disease because of flu-like symptoms including fever and joint pain. In more severe cases, victims develop rashes, feel nauseous and have headaches. In the worst scenario, patients develop potentially fatal dengue haemorrhagic fever, which causes severe internal bleeding and circulatory failure. The disease is curable and most of those infected will recover if they are correctly diagnosed and undergo treatment in time. No vaccine has been found for any of the four dengue strains.

Although the Public Health Ministry is running an efficient network to monitor and control outbreaks, more needs to be done, particularly to educate the public about the menace of dengue and how to control the outbreaks.

Some health experts blame the rise in the number of dengue fever outbreaks to rapid urbanisation in Southeast Asia, which led to a proliferation of slums and shanty towns with no running water. Without running water, people have to store water in their household containers, which are either left uncovered or inadequately covered and therefore become breeding grounds for dengue-carrying mosquitoes.

The Health Ministry must redouble its effort to bring this dangerous and contagious disease under control by effective use of its available manpower and resources, much of which have been geared toward the prevention, monitoring and containment of higher-profile diseases such as bird flu. There is no reason why the ministry's manpower and resources should not be made more flexible so that each of the thousands of units within its network is able to be equipped and trained to handle all sorts of outbreaks of contagious diseases.

The ministry must also prioritise and strike a delicate balance between the need to stay on guard against a panic-inducing flu pandemic, which has the potential to kill millions worldwide but which happens only every once in a long while, and seasonal diseases like dengue fever and malaria which happen every year and can kill, over years, a considerable number of people whose lives could otherwise be saved for want of a good system in place to deal with them efficiently.

[phillostar]

Whats the latest status on the dengue disease in Thailand and especialy in Hua Hin. Overhere (Holland) there was last week a article in the newspaper about the disease being more active again.

Im comming to Thailand and Hua Hin in June/July for vacation and ussualy mosquito's love to bite me. What percentage of DEET is best to use and dose a high dose of DEET cause any side effects?

[Norseman]

Whats the latest status on the dengue disease in Thailand and especialy in Hua Hin.

Last report stated an increasing number of dengue fever patients in Thailand.
The government have stepped up their fight against the mossies.
Again.

What percentage of DEET is best to use

15%

[edwinadanish]

wherer is the best place to buy a good mosquito cream to protect against this?