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The Perfect Weapon Against Dengue?

Mosquitoes are attracted to the carbon dioxide that humans emit. So what if you could trick the mosquitoes' radar to sense carbon dioxide? Kite Patch from SPARKHOUSE on Vimeo . Singapore's National Environment Agency should start looking at this Kite Patch to combat the dengue epidemic.

Should we worry about dengue deaths? Yes. Here's why.

The headlines today in The New Paper asked if we should worry about the two dengue deaths that occurred in less than two weeks. Yes, we should. Reason? Both victims were initially diagnose as not having dengue. Wrote Channel NewsAsia for victim number 1, Mr Ang was seen at Tan Tock Seng Hospital's (TTSH) Emergency Department (ED) on 23 May and diagnosed as having viral fever, said the statement. His condition was reported to be stable and he was discharged with advice to return to the ED if his symptoms worsened. He was also asked to visit an outpatient clinic for follow up and a repeat blood test. About victim number 2 , He was a 60-year-old Singaporean, who was admitted to Tan Tock Seng Hospital on 5 June. The patient suffered from fever, shortness of breath, vomiting and rashes on his left leg. He was diagnosed with skin inflammation of the left leg and prescribed with antibiotics. On 7 June, the man returned to the hospital due to weakness in his left leg an...