Aedes mosquito and a transmission electron micrograph of dengue virus particles. Aedes mosquitoes are known to transmit dengue virus. Photo by NIAID; micrograph courtesy of CDC; micrograph colorization and visual effects by NIAID

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1718239916983171809983704253253219036_d7e9931445_k.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Aedes mosquito and a transmission electron micrograph of dengue virus particles. Aedes mosquitoes are known to transmit dengue virus. <em>Photo by NIAID; micrograph courtesy of CDC; micrograph colorization and visual effects by NIAID </em></span></span></span></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="2dsom" data-offset-key="161qg-0-0" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing:border-box;column-rule:4px outset rgb(255, 0, 255);color:rgb(51, 51, 51);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div data-offset-key="161qg-0-0" style="box-sizing:border-box;column-rule:4px outset rgb(255, 0, 255);position:relative;white-space:pre-wrap;direction:ltr;text-align:left"><br/></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="2dsom" data-offset-key="161qg-0-0" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing:border-box;column-rule:4px outset rgb(255, 0, 255);color:rgb(51, 51, 51);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p>MANILA – A doctor on Thursday refuted a viral Facebook post that falsely claimed that “labuyo” could cure dengue. </p><p>The post, shared some 39,000 times, claimed that the popular chili raised the blood platelet levels of dengue patients. </p><p>“Wala pong katotohanan yan, walang evidence na mayroong role ang siling labuyo sa paggagamot ng dengue,” said infectious diseases specialist Dr. Rontgene Solante. </p><p>“Baka naman iinom or kakain tayo ng siling labuyo na mayroon tayong dengue, ma-delay lang ang diagnosis and treatment,” he told TeleRadyo Serbisyo. </p><div><iframe width="1100" height="619" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/d0Je0Fhrfs8" title="Labuyo not cure vs dengue: expert | Gising Pilipinas (13 June 2024)" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Dengue is transmitted mainly by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, which thrives in densely-populated tropical climates and breed in stagnant pools of water.</p><p>The mosquitoes pick up the virus from infected humans -- even asymptomatic ones -- and pass it along to other people through bites.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/12/22/23/who-ph-most-affected-by-dengue-in-western-pacific">WHO: PH most affected by dengue in Western Pacific</a></div><p><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/12/dengue-cases-expected-to-surge-during-rainy-season-warns-doh-1611"></a><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/12/dengue-cases-expected-to-surge-during-rainy-season-warns-doh-1611">Dengue cases could surge</a> following the onset of the  <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/29/pagasa-declares-start-of-rainy-season-1712"></a><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/29/pagasa-declares-start-of-rainy-season-1712">rainy season</a> in the Philippines, the Department of Health said Wednesday. </p><p>The DOH logged 3,992 dengue cases from May 12 to 25, down from 5,359 in late April to early May. </p><div><strong>– With a report from Agence France Presse </strong></div></div>

<p>A doctor on Thursday refuted a viral Facebook post that falsely claimed that “labuyo” could cure dengue.</p>

A doctor on Thursday refuted a viral Facebook post that falsely claimed that “labuyo” could cure dengue.

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Doctor: Siling labuyo not a cure for dengue

Doctor: Siling labuyo not a cure for dengue

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