I've just read about an epidemic DF in North of DR. How do the expats view DF and deal with it ? Is it a major/scary concern ? There were 50 deaths last year in DR from DF.
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Why don't the moderators make a Dengue Fever sticky?
Every time there is an upsurge in Dengue Fever, new threads are created and usually the same questions and answers are given over and over again.
-NALs
hahaI've had dengue 3 times in 27 years in the Caribbean, each time in Puerto Rico, never here. If you're in a populated area use a mosquitero (net over the bed). Wear light weight long trousers and long sleeves while out in the late afternoon into evening. Use repellent on face, hands, ankles and neck. It's like Global Warming. 99% yammering, 1% reality.
They deal with this in a similar way Americans and Canadians deal with the West Nile Virus during the warmer months.I wanted to know how the expats deal with this problem. Do they decide to leave the country, do they move to other provinces, do they lock themselves inside (lol) ? Do they learn from the locals ?
We don't have it in Canada and I'm curious to see how it affects expats' lives in DR.
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I wanted to know how the expats deal with this problem. Do they decide to leave the country, do they move to other provinces, do they lock themselves inside (lol) ? Do they learn from the locals ?
I know this is not a politically correct thing to say, but wtf, I'm going to say it anyway because everyone who lives in the DR either part-time or full know this to be true!I think malaria can be more annoying than dengue but I guess that can be subject to debate!
At least there is medication to cure you if you catch (the deadly type in time) malaria. There is nothing for dengue. Dengue you have to suffer until it ends. If you catch the deadly type there is nothing you can do. If your immune system can't fight it off........ you die.
BTW, there is something else more annoying than DF where you live ? I'm talking disease, epidemics, insects, reptiles.
Hey!There are quite a few threads on different health/insect matters. Some of the tiniest ants can give you a nip out of all proportion to their size. But in answer to do I find any of it annoying? No, I don't. With, of course, the possible exception of people who think a specific nationality is responsible for spreading a particular infirmity...........fortunately not a problem where I live since we appear to have a dearth of low-flying Haitians who bite people..........