Panayam kay DOH Sec. Teodoro Herbosa kaugnay sa babala ng DOH sa publiko dahil sa dengue matapos ang sunod-sunod na bagyo
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00:00DOH will inform the public about Dengue after the next storm.
00:06We will talk with Department of Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa.
00:11Sec Ted, good afternoon to you.
00:15Good afternoon to you and good afternoon to the viewers from Los Baños.
00:20I attended the opening of Biotechnology Week.
00:24Oh, okay.
00:25Secretary Ted, let's start with the cases of Dengue in the country.
00:31As I said, there will be more storms.
00:34Has the number of cases of Dengue increased because of this?
00:38Yes, it's true.
00:39We have seen an 80% increase in cases compared to October and November.
00:49There are a lot of cases of Dengue.
00:52And the hotspots that we identified in Dasmariñas, Cavite,
00:57they declared a state of calamity.
01:00Because in each district, they are reporting 50 to 60 to 70 cases of Dengue.
01:07So, our local governments and DOH are also working
01:12to clean up the polluted areas that are being affected by Dengue.
01:21So, this is the reason that we are pointing out,
01:25the pollution caused by these storms,
01:28why the cases of Dengue are increasing.
01:32That's right.
01:33And it's also important to look at it immediately,
01:36especially if there are symptoms like Dengue or a fever.
01:40We have already lost five people, three women and three boys.
01:45They are young.
01:47The common cause of death for Dengue cases is late arrival to the hospital.
01:52So, we have a test called NS1.
01:56It's like a rapid antigen test that we used during COVID.
02:00Now, we are using it for Dengue.
02:02We can immediately know if the child is suffering from Dengue or not.
02:06So, it's better to bring it earlier to hydrate and monitor their latest count
02:12and not to reach the so-called Dengue shock syndrome,
02:15which causes death if it's late arrival.
02:18So, that reminder is very important,
02:20especially for mothers who have children with Dengue.
02:24And of course, prevent the children from getting bitten by mosquitoes.
02:28Let's use mosquito repellent and long sleeves,
02:32especially for our young people.
02:34And clean up the surroundings
02:37so that there is no trace of the Aedes aegypti or mosquitoes
02:42that cause Dengue.
02:44That's right, Secretary Ted.
02:46I hope no one dies from Dengue because it is preventable.
02:52But you said earlier that mothers need to be vigilant
02:56and to observe their children.
03:00So, they might have forgotten.
03:02What are the symptoms that we can see to know if it's really Dengue?
03:09As you can remember, it's just a flu,
03:11so it's just like a flu.
03:13We don't notice it.
03:15But if there's no hair and there's a mosquito,
03:18and then there's a flu,
03:20then you can see red spots,
03:23these are the so-called petechial marks.
03:26It's a bit classic for Dengue.
03:28And especially if it's in their school,
03:31we know that there are children who have Dengue
03:34or in their toys,
03:36we know that there are children who have Dengue.
03:39We should be more careful and bring them to the hospital
03:42so that we can do the Dengue test kit.
03:44It's very important to do it early
03:46because in the beginning,
03:49you can get dehydrated,
03:51high fever,
03:52and those who don't eat,
03:54those who don't want to eat,
03:55and those who are sick.
03:57So, we hydrate them when they arrive at the hospital.
04:00So that they get proper hydration and don't get sick.
04:03Then we watch their platelets
04:05so that we can know if they are hemorrhagic,
04:09those who are bleeding.
04:10Those are the ones who die
04:12who have Dengue hemorrhagic fever.
04:15Yes.
04:16So now, Secretary Ted,
04:18what is the strain that is spreading now
04:22that our typhoons are coming one after another?
04:25What is the strain of Dengue?
04:28There are four strains.
04:29I'm not sure what they confirmed.
04:32It doesn't matter what strain it is.
04:34Although, there are other strains that have a higher mortality rate.
04:37There are other strains that spread more.
04:40But the precautions that we will do are the same.
04:43Supportive care, hydration,
04:45early treatment, early detection
04:48so that there won't be complications.
04:50Most of us have already contracted Dengue.
04:54And there are studies,
04:56and this is also what you are saying in the Department of Health,
05:00that the next Dengue,
05:03if you contract Dengue,
05:05your next Dengue will be more dangerous.
05:10Is this true?
05:12This is true.
05:13And the theory of our scientists here
05:15is called antibody-dependent enhancement.
05:18If you contract Dengue,
05:20your second Dengue
05:22won't be mild,
05:23it will be more serious.
05:25That's why most of our patients
05:27are between 8 to 10 years old.
05:29It's likely that when they were young,
05:32they contracted a mild form of Dengue.
05:34And if you contract it again,
05:37you can contract it four times
05:39because there are four serotypes.
05:41That means you can contract it every year
05:43if the serotype of Dengue is different
05:46that you will be infected.
05:48So that's very important.
05:50Previous infections
05:52are the ones that have a chance of serious illness
05:55and can be brought to the hospital immediately.
05:57After the recent typhoons,
06:01aside from Cavite,
06:02are there places that are being targeted
06:05because of the increase in the number of cases of Dengue?
06:09Quezon City also has a high number of cases
06:13that's why we are also targeted there.
06:15What we are doing,
06:16together with the local government,
06:18we are distributing larvicides and insecticides
06:21so that if there are bodies of water or canals
06:24where mosquitoes are growing,
06:26it will be killed by the insects.
06:28We call it vector control.
06:31We control the vector,
06:32the one that spreads the mosquitoes.
06:35If there's a lot of rain,
06:36there's a lot of flood,
06:38there's a lot of water that's been impacted
06:41by heavy rain.
06:43That's what needs to be cleaned.
06:45That's the 3 o'clock habit.
06:47We need to clean the surroundings
06:49so that the insects and mosquitoes
06:52that live there will disappear.
06:54Secretary, we have a question
06:56from our media partner,
06:58Bles Oguerrillo of Business Mirror.
07:01According to the PIDS study,
07:04waterborne diseases are the primary cause
07:07of illness and hospitalization.
07:10What is the DOH's plan
07:12to prioritize water,
07:15sanitation, and hygiene, or WASH,
07:18in the health agenda?
07:20Correct.
07:21Number three in my health agenda is WASH.
07:24The first is vaccination to prevent illnesses.
07:27The second is malnutrition or stunting.
07:30And the third is water, sanitation, and hygiene.
07:33They're right.
07:34If drinking water is not potable or not safe,
07:38it's called coliform or E. coli.
07:42In other islands and resorts,
07:45they're closed because the water is contaminated.
07:49Now, potable water is very important
07:52that we get from the tap
07:55or the purified water that we buy.
07:58This is safer.
07:59The problem is that
08:01if the source of water is groundwater,
08:04the well,
08:05if it's just next to the toilet,
08:07the groundwater can be contaminated.
08:10Especially if it rains.
08:12Especially if it rains and floods,
08:14some of the pipes actually have holes or are old.
08:19So the pressure outside the pipes
08:22is stronger,
08:23the contamination of fecal material and bacteria
08:27enters.
08:28So this is the reason why during the rainy season,
08:31the diarrheal disease or waterborne illnesses increases.
08:37So it's very important here
08:38to boil the water.
08:40If the water is dirty,
08:41don't drink it or use it for food.
08:44To be important,
08:46the evacuation centers
08:48are given chlorine tablets
08:50to decontaminate the water
08:54that is their drinking source.
08:56This is also one of the habits
08:58where we cannot correct malnutrition.
09:00Because in areas where the water source is not good,
09:04the children,
09:05even if you feed them with a feeding program,
09:07they have continuous diarrhoea
09:09because their water is not safe and contaminated.
09:13So the wash is very important.
09:16For hygiene,
09:18it's very important that we provide communities
09:21with flushing toilets.
09:23Because there,
09:24the contamination of feces
09:27that has bacteria
09:28will be removed away from the water table or water source.
09:32So this is the wash,
09:33water, sanitation and hygiene.
09:35And it's very important that we,
09:37the DOH,
09:38test the water at the source
09:41for coliform
09:42and the water that comes out of the tap.
09:44But we cannot test the ones in the wells,
09:47the water pumps,
09:49the wells.
09:50Because the wells
09:51come from the ground
09:52and go underground.
09:53And most likely,
09:55many of them can be contaminated.
09:57Okay.
09:58Secretary Ted,
09:59let's go to the monkey pox.
10:02Do we have an update
10:04on the case of monkey pox in BARMM?
10:08Yes, I have an update.
10:10I just received this morning
10:11the good news.
10:12The suspect case of monkey pox in BARMM,
10:16in Lanao,
10:17was negative.
10:18I saw it last weekend.
10:20I said,
10:21it's not final yet.
10:22And true enough,
10:23this morning,
10:24the result of RITM came out,
10:26RT-PCR,
10:28the patient from BARMM
10:30and not monkey pox.
10:32It's a different illness
10:34or a different viral illness
10:36or skin disease
10:37that was seen in BARMM.
10:39So that's a good news.
10:40And we're still awaiting the results
10:42of two others
10:43from Quezon City and Calabarzon.
10:45So,
10:46don't worry.
10:47The monkey pox,
10:48that's why I said in an interview,
10:50we have no outcomes to be worried.
10:52Because the monkey pox
10:54that we're detecting
10:56is clade 2.
10:59This is not the variant
11:01that the Public Health Emergency
11:03of International Concern
11:05in Africa declared.
11:06That is clade 1B.
11:08So as of now,
11:09no clade 1B has been detected
11:11in the Philippines.
11:13And the monkey pox,
11:14this is self-limiting
11:16or it's already getting better.
11:18In fact,
11:19it's already 17
11:20in our 50-plus cases
11:23that were detected
11:24and it's already getting better.
11:25We only have a few active cases.
11:28I'm sure they will get better.
11:30The good news here, Nina,
11:31also,
11:32we already got the tecoviramate.
11:34This is the antiviral
11:36that is used in the monkey pox.
11:39So we can also give this
11:40to the patients
11:41who are diagnosed with monkey pox
11:43who also have HIV.
11:45So if there are people living with HIV
11:47and they were infected with monkey pox,
11:49that's what becomes severe.
11:50We already have medicine
11:52available for them.
11:54All right.
11:55Thank you so much.
11:56We hope to have you in the studio
11:58next time,
11:59Secretary Ted.
12:01Thank you very much, Nina.
12:03Our Health Secretary
12:04from the Department of Health,
12:06Secretary Ted Herbosa.
12:08Thank you, sir.