and i call her, xiang:-)

i visit my friend, xiang, in the hospital. she admitted last Friday. so late for me to know it!..why she confined in the hospital? bec, of dengue. Dengue is one of the most uninvited fever in our country today. it kills hundreds of childrens/people all over the country.

 according to wikipedia:

Dengue fever (pronounced UK: /ˈdɛŋɡeɪ/, US: /ˈdɛŋɡiː/) and dengue hemorrhagic fever(DHF) are acute febrile diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, which occur in the tropics, can be life-threatening, and are caused by four closely related virus serotypes of the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae.<sup>[1]


The WHO says some 2.5 billion people, two fifths of the world's population, are now at risk from dengue and estimates that there may be 50 million cases of dengue infection worldwide every year. The disease is now endemic in more than 100 countries.[3]


the sad thing is, xiang, is seven months preggy.  does this fever will affect her pregnancy?


according to ehow</sup>

In most cases of dengue fever in pregnant women, no serious harm occurs. Treatment for dengue fever includes monitoring the patient and ensuring proper hydration, as the disease promotes dehydration. Pregnant women with dengue fever should be monitored closely, preferably at a medical institution. Because of their increased sensitivity, pregnant women who contract dengue fever are often prescribed a conservative treatment plan.

While a milder case of dengue fever is generally not dangerous for pregnant women, the more severe dengue hemorrhagic fever can can kill the unborn baby. Additionally, the effects of dengue hemorrhagic fever can cause risk of bleeding in pregnant patients. Instances of transmission of the virus from the infected mother to the baby have also occurred, but are very rare.

but, for xiang case, i hope and pray that it won't cause irregularities to her baby. please, God, don't allow it.


<sup>she is sleeping right now. thanks, God, she is resting well. she needs it esp. in her fatal condition as of now.


according to her, she took the ultrasound the other day. the machine revealed the real sex of her baby. she is so happy and excited announcing the news to me that her baby is a girl. i am so happy for her, too. i know, her life right now revolves and rotates on her upcoming baby.</sup>


i stare at her once in a while. figuring her looks, her body and her face. the xiang before was so thin, childish, kikay and very "maingay" but now, she is quite serious, alittle bit mature, simple and become "thicker"...lol. what i mean is her tummy. it is getting bigger and rounder and so she gained weight that made her more "malaman". she still pretty though even before...of course she is my friend. all my friends are very pretty. lucky to have them:-)...there is a saying "opposite attracts"...lol. 


so silent in her room. only the sounds from the ceiling fan echoing the four corners and four sides of the room...ooppss! i could hear stomping feet ascending the stairs and scratch of the slippers walking along the alley. ghosts?...:-)

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