Beaten up once again!

So my dear friends, don't think that after the sporty crossing from Borneo to Puerto Princessa it would be boring on board Odin. No, on the contrary. Collecting "souvenirs" on such a trip involves beautiful and not so beautiful things. (Guess this time I got myself a not so nice travel souvenir)

The tropics are a place where everything grows and thrives wonderfully. The population, plants and animals but also diseases, bacteria and viruses.

For a few months now, there have been increasing cases of dengue in Puerto Princessa.

I got it! BINGO!

DENGUE FEVER!

Here's what Wikipedia has to say about this:

Dengue fever [ˈdɛŋge-], 

Also dandy fever, polka fever, bone crusher fever,[ Seven-day fever and dengue for short is a disease whose cause is an infection with the dengue virus. The virus is a 40 to 60 nm enveloped RNA virus with positive polarity from the flavivirus family.

The virus is transmitted through the bite of a mosquito and is common in tropical and subtropical areas. 

The only known hosts of the virus are primates and various species of mosquitoes. There are four different serotypes (subgroups) of the virus, which most likely jumped independently from primates to humans in Asia within the last 2000 years.

The only known hosts of the virus are primates and various species of mosquitoes. There are four different serotypes (subgroups) of the virus, which most likely jumped independently from primates to humans in Asia within the last 2000 years.

Dengue fever is the fastest-spreading viral mosquito-borne disease; the number of cases increased thirtyfold between 1960 and 2010.

The disease often manifests itself with non-specific symptoms or those that resemble a severe flu; however, internal bleeding may also occur.

In severe cases, dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) or dengue shock syndrome (DSS) can occur, both of which can lead to death. The WHO estimates that 50 to 100 million people fall ill each year, 500,000 people suffer from severe disease and 22,000 people die from dengue fever.

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So much for Wikipedia on the subject. 

You know, because of all the Corona madness we have forgotten in recent years what "wonderful" virus variants, nature has been providing for mankind for hundreds and thousands of years... with or without a mask, we did not becoming extinct.

So don't let yourselves be fooled in the future!

Of course, there are nicer "leisure activities" than the dengue experience, but now the "bone crusher fever" is over and in a few days the sundowner beer will taste good again.

 The good news is that I am now at least immune to this strain of the virus and have lost a few pounds. Let's go on new adventures...