Aside from heat stroke, Filipinos should be on the lookout for illnesses stemming from poor preparation and storage of food and water as effects of the El Niño phenomenon persist this year. Infectious diseases expert Dr. Rontgene Solante said Filipinos should practice good hygiene in handling food and water and to keep their surroundings clean to prevent the spread of illnesses. Solante said common illnesses during El Niño are typhoid fever, bacterial infections like shigella, viral infections like hepatitis A, parasitic infections like amoebiasis, illnesses spread by mosquitoes like dengue, malaria, chikungunya, heat stroke and food poisoning. He issued the reminder after the Task Force El Niño warned that the effects of El Niño will persist until May and that the public should also undertake efforts to conserve water, energy and food. —JULIE M. AURELIO
Public warned vs illnesses from El Niño
CRITICAL LEVEL / JUNE 25, 201 The tree line marks the normal water level in Angat Dam, Norzagaray, Bulacan but its level continues to dip as evidenced by the receeding water line on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. The drop in the Dam's water level was due to lack of rainfall brought by the prevailing weal El Nino in the country. INQUIRER PHOTO / GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE