Oh the damage one little mosquito can do… It has been a few weeks since I updated the blog, with good reason. I was very sick. I had dengue a mosquito borne illness. Think malaria’s evil sister, it was awful. I had a fever of 102-105 for about a week. The first few days I was [...]
As you know, I am living in Pucallpa, Peru. There is currently a dengue outbreak here. At least 31 people here are sick with it. It is nothing like Malaria, which is preventable and treatable. There is no preventative, other than aggressive controls on standing water. If you are interested in learning more about how [...]