#dengue

BRAZIL:  COVID and Dengue Cross-Reactivity

A study led by Prof. Miguel Nicolelis from Duke University has suggested that exposure to the mosquito-transmitted illness, dengue, may provide some level of immunity from COVID-19. The report, still in preprint, found a link between the spread of the virus and past outbreaks of dengue fever.

These maps by the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB) show the comparison between the geographic distribution of COVID-19 cases and dengue fever cases, summarizing all data from 2019 until May 2020. The findings suggest a possible immunological cross-reactivity between the two illnesses as areas with lower COVID-19 infection rates and slower case growth were places that had suffered recent intense dengue outbreaks.

Source:  American Geographical Society

Once Bitten

Victo Ngai

Latest for VQR on the deadly Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, culprit of spreading dengue, yellow fever and zika viruses. Just like many other fatal creatures, Aedes aegypti is mesmerizingly beautiful. I want to make this tiny creature larger than life in both illustrations. The idea of the opener is to let the mosquito, adorned with motifs of suffering and death, dominate the page. The interior is inspired by photos of WWII air raids. 

Big thanks to AD Paul Reyes for all the creative freedom!

Meet Dr. Fe Villanueva del Mundo, a well-renowned Filipina pediatrician who started the first pediatric clinic in the Philippines.
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After graduating as valedictorian from the University of the Philippines with her medical degree in 1926, Dr. del Mundo was offered an amazing opportunity. President Manuel Quezon offered to pay for her studies in any field at any institution in the United States.
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Not missing the chance, Dr. del Mundo furthered her education at the Children’s Hospital in Boston and Harvard Medical School where she completed her fellowship in 1939 as well as earning a master’s degree in Bacteriology at Boston University’s School of Medicine in 1940.
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She returned to the Philippines in 1941, just before the Japanese invasion. As battles erupted, del Mundo cared for children as part of the international Red Cross and also helped form a makeshift hospice inside an internment camp.
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Outside of establishing a children’s hospital in 1943 (after the Japanese disbanded the hospice), Dr. del Mundo is also known for her research on infectious diseases (such as dengue virus) and how they affect children.
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And if that isn’t impressive enough, del Mundo is also known for creating an incubator out of bamboo that could be used in areas without electricity.
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As such, Dr. Del Mundo has been given numerous awards for her service to mankind and it is our honor to pay tribute to this phenomenal woman.
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#womeninscience #womeninstem #womeninmedicine #filipina #philippines #pediatrics #bacteriology #dengue #art #digitalart #digitalillustration #fedelmundo #jkxcomics
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3 months on T! (I look a mess hahah it’s because i am sick, but I couldn’t let the 3 months mark pass unnoticed)