Canare, Kriszel Chie G.
Narrative Report
BSBA MM2A
I. Narrative Report
“Dengue Fever and Covid 19 Vaccine Awareness and Preparedness “
Today we have an interesting topic about on Dengue Fever & Covid 19 Vaccine
Awareness and Preparedness. I woke up early because I'm to excited to learn new lesson.
Because of the COVID 19 pandemic the paradigm of health promotion have been lead us
to use new technology. Using this particular platform we are able to reach out more
students and stakeholders to address this challenges. In addition aside from dengue,
awareness for vaccine was also discussed. The guest speaker is Dr. Jose Christopher D.
Custodio. He gave an inspirational to everyone.
Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne illness that occurs worldwide in tropical and
subtropical regions. Mild dengue fever is characterized by a high fever and flu-like
symptoms. Dengue hemorrhagic fever, also known as severe dengue fever, can result in
severe bleeding, a sudden drop in blood pressure shock and death. Every year, millions
of people become infected with dengue. Southeast Asia, the western Pacific islands, Latin
America, and Africa are the most affected by dengue fever. However, the disease has
spread to new areas, including local outbreaks in Europe and the southern United States.
The rainy season in the Philippines lasts from June to October, and it is during this time
that the number of dengue cases typically increases. During this time period in 2020, the
world was facing the threat of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Coronavirus disease 2019 and
dengue viral infections have similar clinical and laboratory findings, including fever and
thrombocytopenia, and there have been reports of SARS-CoV-2 and arthropod-borne
virus coinfection. My experience in this pandemic was my family and I were infected
with COVID-19 last month. We didn't panic, but we were on high alert and had
consciously prepared for such a scenario. Symptoms on the first few days included loss
of taste and smell, as well as muscle pain, which we alleviated with pain relievers.
Fortunately, we did not experience any respiratory symptoms. When we first received
the test results, we were taken aback. It was also concerning that we couldn't predict
