Tuesday, July 19, 2011
CEBU CITY -- Seventeen more patients were admitted to hospitals in southern Cebu after a suspected typhoid outbreak hit Alegria town Tuesday.
This brought to 87 the total number of individuals affected by the typhoid fever; most of them are residents of Barangays Valencia and Compostela in Alegria, said health officials.
The victims have complained of headache, stomach pains, and joint pains, which, according to experts, are symptoms of typhoid fever.
Other symptoms of the disease are fever as high as 39 to 40 degrees Celsius, malaise or weakness, and loss of appetite. Some patients may have flat, rose-colored spots.
Health officials pointed to a contaminated water source as the cause of the "typhoid outbreak."
Dr. Christina Giango, chief of the Integrated Provincial Health Office, said in a television interview Tuesday that they have collected water samples for bacteriological testing.
The health officials also took blood samples from the patients. Antibiotics were also distributed to the affected residents.
Giango advised the residents in Alegria to boil their water for 30 minutes before drinking. She assured that they are monitoring the situation. (Sunnex) --
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