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Phillippines: 2011 Chickenpox cases

Shiloh

Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/03/04/11/public-warned-vs-chickenpox

Public warned vs. chickenpox
abs-cbnNEWS.com
Posted at 03/04/2011 12:03 PM | Updated as of 03/04/2011 5:12 PM

MANILA, Philippines - With many Filipinos getting chickenpox (bulutong tubig) nowadays, the Department of Health (DOH) warned the public to be wary against this contagious disease.

The DOH has reminded pregnant women to take extra precaution as contracting chickenpox during the first trimester of pregnancy may result in abnormalities in the fetus...

...At San Lazaro Hospital, 300 chickenpox cases are recorded every year. Three cases have resulted in death as a result of complications.

Almost 50 cases of chickenpox have been recorded since January, according to latest data...
 
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