DOH at Rep. Garin, nagpaalalang hindi nakagagamot ng Dengue ang Siling Labuyo

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00:00Siling labuyo cannot be treated by dengue.

00:03That's what the former health secretary,

00:06and now House Deputy Majority Leader,

00:08Jeanette Garin, is reminding the public.

00:10Now is the rainy season,

00:11and natural diseases are in trend again.

00:14According to Garin,

00:15there are spreading online posts about this

00:18even though she is calling on the public,

00:21which are based on experts

00:23or government-only beliefs

00:25and not on talks for health.

00:28The Department of Health also issued an advisory on this.

00:33Garin also said that

00:35the vaccine is still the most effective against dengue.

00:38And in case it gets infected,

00:40we should immediately go to the hospital

00:43and get consulted.

00:46Dengue is a disease.

00:47And worldwide,

00:48even the World Health Organization

00:50admits that dengue is a disease.

00:53So how is a dengue patient managed?

00:56If you have dengue,

00:57you should immediately go to the hospital

00:59so that if something happens,

01:01you can be saved.