But first, the Ministry of Health says you've got to be on the lookout for Dengue because there's a severe outbreak in Central America where it has caused 26 deaths and infected nearly 40,000 persons this year.
Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and El Salvador have all issued formal alerts and travelers to these countries are being asked to exercise caution. In Honduras, it's gotten so bad that the government has declared a state of emergency after an outbreak killed 16 people while twelve thousand people have been diagnosed with the illness.
In Belize, the Ministry of Health reports that the number of confirmed dengue cases has remained low for the first part of the year, there are Dengue Prevention Plans activated countrywide.
Of course, mosquitoes are what cause the spread of dengue and you're advised to clean up your yards, making sure to throw away old tires and containers that can act as breeding sites
The symptoms of dengue are headache, pain behind the eyes, back pain, joint and muscle pain generally, and rash. You are urged to use insect repellent to prevent mosquito bites and check your screens. And when that insecticide truck comes around spraying, don't close your windows, keep your house open so that the insecticide to reach mosquitoes inside the home.
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