86-year-old man dies from dengue;third death this year
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86-year-old man dies from dengue; third death this year
25 Jun 2013
A joint statement by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) said MOH has been notified of the death of a dengue patient who lived in the Sembawang Road area.
SINGAPORE - Another person has died of dengue.
A joint statement by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) said MOH has been notified of the death of a dengue patient who lived in the Sembawang Road area.
This is the third dengue death this year.
MOH and NEA expressed their deepest condolences to the family of the deceased patient.
The patient was an 86-year-old Singaporean Chinese man.
He went to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital's emergency department on June 22 with a one-day history of fever and was found to have low blood pressure.
He was admitted on the same day and subsequently diagnosed to have dengue shock syndrome with kidney failure and liver inflammation.
The patient was transferred to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on June 24.
His condition continued to deteriorate in the ICU despite blood transfusions and supportive therapy.
He died on June 25 at 4.45pm.
Vector control operations are ongoing to detect and destroy any potential breeding habitats at the vicinity of the victim's residence.
For the safety of the community, NEA appeals to residents to cooperate fully with the NEA inspectors conducting ground operations.
Although it is a non-cluster area, NEA urges residents to remain vigilant, protect themselves with repellent and clear any stagnant water in their homes and vicinity.
MOH and NEA also strongly encourage all Singaporeans to take appropriate precautions to prevent mosquito breeding by doing the Mozzie Wipeout weekly.
More details on this can be found at www.dengue.gov.sg.
Persons who suspect they may have dengue should consult their doctors as early as possible and use mosquito repellents in order to reduce the risk of spreading the infection further.
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Everyone thought the haze would somehow help to reduce the dengue cases but apprently it's not.
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So far, the victims whom have died were not diagnosed early enough, and passed on due to complications arising from dengue fever, otherwise they could have been treated methodically, and might not have succumbed.
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On the contrary, there will be at least 1 case of a person dying from dengue with a lifespan of 10 to 15 days. My prediction came true....