{"id":1690,"date":"2020-07-25T14:00:24","date_gmt":"2020-07-25T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.ehs.com.ph\/?p=1690"},"modified":"2020-10-23T12:17:42","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T12:17:42","slug":"tepoklamok-dengue-sapok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ehs.com.ph\/?p=1690","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTepokLamok \u2013 Dengue Sapok\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DID YOU KNOW: June is the Dengue Awareness Month?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On April 21st<\/sup> 1998, former president Fidel V. Ramos declared June as the Dengue Awareness Month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Department of Health (DOH) a total of 131, 827\ndengue cases were reported in 2017 and dengue is now emerging disease and\nconsidered as the vector-borne viral disease affecting mankind. Since June is a\nstart of raining season, DOH established the \u201cTepokLamok-Dengue Sapok\u2019 program-\nA simultaneous cleanup operation and elimination of mosquito breeding places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know, there are some plants and herbs that can plant\nin your house as a natural mosquito repellent? We listed 5 common herbs which\nare easy to grow here in the Philippines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Citronella \u2013 it is a beautiful clumping grass\nthat emits strong aroma. That aroma repels mosquitoes by masking scents\nattractive to mosquitoes, such as Carbon Dioxide and Lactic Acid which is found\nin the human body. <\/li>
  2. Marigold \u2013 commonly grown as an ornamental\nplant. It contains Pyrethrum a compound used in many insect repellents.<\/li>
  3. Catnip \u2013is in the family of mint. If you have\nfeline friends, they\u2019ll surely love the aroma!<\/li>
  4. Basil- is one of the common herbs and it works\nwell to keep stinging bugs away.<\/li>
  5. Lavender- is a flowering fragrant plant that\nbelongs to herb family. The oil is extracted from the blue-violet flowers which\nit can be used as a natural repellent against mosquitos.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Source: http:\/\/holtkamphvac.com\/11-plants-herbs-that-naturally-repel-mosquitoes\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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