LA TRINIDAD, Benguet (PIA) -- Residents of Benguet are advised to ensure that the food they eat and the water they drink are safe and clean, as cases of acute gastroenteritis continue to rise.
Governor Melchor Diclas said the Benguet Provincial Health Office has recorded more than 200 cases of the acute gastroenteritis mostly in La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan, Tuba and Tublay. These municipalities are adjacent to Baguio City where an acute gastroenteritis outbreak was declared last week.
“Residents in the province of Benguet, especially the municipalities near Baguio City or the BLISTT areas, are advised to take necessary precautionary measures to avoid spread of the acute gastroenteritis disease,” he said in an interview.
Diclas, a physician by profession, stressed that the public should be careful with the food and water they take in since gastroenteritis is usually caused by a bacterial or viral infection from contaminated food or water.
Signs and symptoms include loose bowel movement, fever, vomiting, body malaise (feeling weakness), nausea, abdominal pain, headache, and dehydration.
