My Maxicare Lite: The Prepaid Health Card for Dengue

Dengue is still on the rise especially this rainy season. According to Wikipedia, Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Symptoms typically begin three to fourteen days after infection. This may include a high fever, headache, vomiting, muscle and joint pains, and a characteristic skin rash.

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My Daughter Was Confined in Paranaque Medical Center

It was that fateful Thursday, September 15, when we rushed our little toddler to the hospital because she hasn't recovered with her flu or influenza. A few days earlier, she suffered 2 days of high fever (due to the flu) and then it disappeared on its own. We only gave her Tempra and then switched to Bioflu for kids. We thought she was going to be fine because she was fever-free for two days. But on the 3rd day, her temperature skyrocketed to 38.7 degree Celsius in a snap. We also noticed her cough did not disappear and she barely ate nor drank fluids. That was the time we decided to go to the hospital.