Caterpillar Envenomation: Higad Attack
Studying in the wide-open and heavily planted campus of the University of the Philippines in Diliman during the month of August has with it increased chances of getting intimate with hairy caterpillars also known in Filipino as higad. These little creatures, while part of the life cycle that ends in a butterfly (or moth, depending [...]
Must Know Facts About Influenza A(H1N1)
What is Influenza A(H1N1)? Influenza A(H1N1), or A(H1N1) is a novel kind of flu caused by the A(H1N1) virus. It was first confirmed in Mexico last April 2009 and was initially called “Swine Flu”. Sufficient evidence has shown however that it is not identical to the flu virus that uniquely affects pigs, hence it is [...]
Must Know Facts About Dengue
What is Dengue? Dengue is a fatal disease caused by an arbovirus, or a virus that is easily transmitted by arthropods like mosquitoes. There is no vaccine that confers immunity to the Dengue virus, and antibiotics are useless against it. How can one be infected by Dengue? Mosquitoes with the scientific name Aedes aegypti are [...]
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