Saturday, 14 November 2015
Friday, 13 November 2015
Tuesday, 10 November 2015
GOTONG-ROYONG MEGA "JOM! GEMPUR AEDES"
Pada 7 November 2015 SK Taman Bersatu telah terpilih untuk menjadi wakil dalam Program Gotong-royong Mega "JOM! GEMPUR AEDES" Peringkat Negeri Kedah Darul Aman 2015. Program anjuran Kementerian Kesihatan ini telah disertai oleh lebih dari 600 orang yang terdiri daripada Jabatan Kerajaan, Swasta dan NGO. Majlis ini telah dirasmikan oleh Dato' Dr. Norhizan B. Ismail, Pengarah Kesihatan Negeri Kedah.
Program ini bermula pada jam 7.30 pagi dan berakhir pada jam 12 tengahari. Aantara aktiviti yang diadakan adalah senamrobik, pameran peralatan dan cara pencegahan denggi, pertandingan mencari jentik-jentik, pertandingan mencari tempat pembiakan jentik-jentik dan pertandingan mewarna.
Gimik Perasmian
e-SCRAP BOOK
Penghasilan e-Scrap Book "AYUH GEMPUR AEDES" dalam penggunaan ICT di makmal komputer sekolah oleh ahli Dengue Patrol.
BILIK GERAKAN BERSATU DENGUE PATROL
Projek 'Bilik Gerakan Bersatu Dengue Patrol' yang disertai oleh murid tahun 6 dan dibimbing oleh beberapa orang guru yang terlibat untuk menjayakan projek ini.
Monday, 9 November 2015
ABATE®
Abate® - Stop disease causing insects before they hatch
Abate larvicide controls malaria and other vector-borne diseases by controlling pests before they reach maturity, preventing them from breeding and spreading disease through new generations of insects.
Abate is a potent larvicide based on the active ingredient temephos that effectively manages a broad spectrum of nuisance and disease-causing insects, such as mosquitoes, before they hatch. While long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spraying focus on the individual and the household, Abate larvicide takes vector control to the community level.
Why use Abate?
One of the easiest and most effective ways to control mosquitoes and other insects throughout a community is to treat standing water with a larvicide, such as Abate from BASF. In particular local situations, larviciding may greatly enhance the effectiveness of other disease control methods. Abate is based on the active ingredient temephos and is the original and most trusted temephos larvicide. In fact, BASF's own research and development brought this important active ingredient to market. The World Health Organization approvals for temephos are all based upon studies done with Abate.
Approved for treating drinking water
When applied to standing water where mosquitoes and other insects breed, Abate kills the larvae before they develop into mature insects. In effect, it short-circuits the cycle that disseminates the pathogen to humans. Several vector-borne diseases, such as malaria and dengue fever, may be strongly associated with the domestic storage of drinking water. One option, where there is a significant risk of disease, is to prevent disease vectors from breeding in stored, domestic drinking water. Temephos, the active ingredient in Abate is recommended by the World Health Organization for addition to drinking water.
Fast working, Long lasting
Abate can quickly control mosquito and other insect populations because it kills insect larvae before they mature. The residual activity of Abate then continues to prevent insect populations from returning for weeks. In addition, because Abate is based on a different chemistry to pyrethroid-based methods, it can help prevent, or at least limit, the chance of resistance compromising a long-term vector-control campaign. This benefit makes Abate ideal for use in areas where resistance has already been noted.
Wednesday, 28 October 2015
Monday, 26 October 2015
Sunday, 25 October 2015
Thursday, 22 October 2015
Saturday, 17 October 2015
WHAT TO DO IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE DENGUE
The principal symptoms of dengue are:
High fever and at least two of the following:-
DENGUE FEVER PREVANTION
High fever and at least two of the following:-
- Severe headache
- Severe eye pain (behind eyes) joint pain
- Muscle and/or bone pain
- Rash
- Mild bleeding manifestation (e.g., nose or gum bleed, petechiae, or easy bruising)
- Low white cell count
Watch for warning signs as temperature declines 3 to 7 days after symptoms began. Go immediately to closest hospital, if any of the following warning signs appear:
- Severe abdominal pain or persistent vomiting
- Red spots or patches on the skin
- Bleeding from nose or gums
- Vomiting blood
- Black, tarry stools (feces, excrement)
- Drowsiness or irritability
- Pale, cold, or clammy skin
- Difficulty breathing
DENGUE FEVER PREVANTION
- Cover all water tanks, barrels and storage container with tightly fitted covers or with wire mesh 18 squares to the inch.
- Flower pots saucers and vases should be emptied and scrubbed at least once a week to destroy mosquito eggs. Eggs can hatch in to larvae in 3-6 days.
- Cut down and remove all bushes and clear overgrown lotsthat can harder mosquitoes.
- Keep guttering clear of leave and other debris.
Aedes mosquitoes typically live indoors and are often found in dark, cool places such as in closets, under beds, behind curtains, and in bathrooms. The risk of being bitten is highest during the early morning, several hours after daybreak, and in the late afternoon before sunset. However, mosquitoes may feed at any time during the day.
Saturday, 3 October 2015
DENGUE FEVER
Dengue fever, also known as breakbone fever, is a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever, headache,muscle and joint pains, and a characteristic skin rash that is similar to measles. In a small proportion of cases, the disease develops into the life-threatening dengue hemorrhagic fever, resulting in bleeding, low levels of blood platelets and blood plasma leakage, or into dengue shock syndrome, where dangerously low blood pressure occurs.
Dengue is transmitted by several species of mosquito within the genus Aedes, principally A. aegypti. The virus has five different types infection with one type usually gives lifelong immunity to that type, but only short-term immunity to the others. Subsequent infection with a different type increases the risk of severe complications. As there is no commercially available vaccine, prevention is sought by reducing the habitat and the number of mosquitoes and limiting exposure to bites.
Treatment of acute dengue is supportive, using either oral or intravenous rehydration for mild or moderate disease, and intravenous fluids and blood transfusion for more severe cases. The number of cases of dengue fever has increased dramatically since the 1960s, with between 50 and 528 million people infected yearly. Early descriptions of the condition date from 1779, and its viral cause and transmission were understood by the early 20th century. Dengue has become a global problem since the Second World War and is endemic in more than 110 countries. Apart from eliminating the mosquitoes, work is ongoing on a dengue vaccine, as well as medication targeted directly at the virus.
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