Dengue cases are rising in many places in the Philippines and it's causing alarm not just for families but for the local governments.
From January 1 up to September 19 this year 2015,
reported cases are nearing a hundred thousand at 92,807. And it can possibly surpass a hundred thousand cases when 2015 is through. Dengue is caused by aedes mosquitoes found everywhere which lay eggs in any stagnant water they find. Clean-up drives are strongly advised in the media especially by the Department Of Health that includes covering up any water container so that the mosquitoes can't breed and draining any stagnant water around. Children are advised to wear long pants and long sleeves so mosquitoes can't bite easily. Even the application of insect-repelling lotions are heavily promoted. Misting operations and other similar ways in many mosquito-infested areas are already done by the local authorities to help curb the dengue cases which is already considered an outbreak in many places. The Department Of Health and the government have been very active for years in the campaign against dengue but still, dengue cases are on the rise especially this year. It might be due to the fact that one reality is taken for granted: the spider fighting or spider derby. Spider fighting is like cock fighting where two spiders are involved in a match all in the name of money or plainly for sports and fun. Everything is done with no guilt in mind but the children and adults involved in hunting spiders have not realized that spiders spin webs everyday to trap mosquitoes and other insects for food. And they are found almost everywhere: in houses, gardens, in bushes and plants, significantly reducing insect population most especially mosquitoes. But because for many years already they are hunted for sports or money, nature clearly strikes back with a vengeance resulting in the rising dengue cases around the Philippines. A law or a local ordinance that prohibits the hunting of spiders maybe imposed the soonest possible time and should be included in the list of preventive ways against dengue.
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