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Health authorities in Costa Rica report that
in the first four months of this year,
dengue cases have dropped by 46.7 % and
malaria cases by 65.3%, in comparison to
this same period in 2008. Until now, 1,103
dengue cases have been reported, in
comparison with the 2,070 of 2008.
The majority of the 2009 cases were
discovered in the hot pockets along the
coastline, such as the Central Pacific
(668), the Caribbean (161), and the Province
of Guanacaste, in the northern Pacific (99).
There have been reports of seven cases of
hemorrhagic dengue, however no deaths thus
far.
Dengue is a disease that is transmitted by
the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, which causes a
high fever and muscle pains, while the
hemorrhagic version also involves an endless
loss of blood that can easily lead to death.
As for the malaria, while 225 cases were
registered in the first four months of 2008,
only 78 were registered during the same time
in 2009, the majority in the area of the
Caribbean.
Malaria is an infective disease that is
spread by the Anopheles mosquito. It brings
intense sweats, rapid increase in body
temperature, headaches, and vomiting.
The Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social
(CCSS) has assured that it will reinforce
controls and disinfection throughout the
country, in order to eventually destroy the
eggs of the mosquitoes that spread dengue
and malaria.
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