FIGHT THE BITE

Our Aim

Our aim is to raise awareness of how to reduce the risk of catching DENGUE FEVER.

To do this, we raised money and created an information booklet.

MembersGrade 7

Samantha AguilaAshlee CooperMaya CrowderDaniel HaymesPichayapa HiranyalekaBethany InfieldAyu KataokaKassandra ParishValeria Saez VazquezShona SchutzRoy Van Der LindenAlex Baur

Grade 8Alessio BoccalettiDjango Bickerton

Grade 10Ari WiragunaKengo OhashiNydia GunawanSung Yoon Whang

What is Dengue Fever ?

Dengue fever is a tropical disease carried by several species of mosquitoes.

Symptoms

Common Symptoms are:

FeverHeadacheMuscle painsSkin rash Eye painBack pain

Treatments

There are no specific treatments for the dengue fever virus. Treatment depends on the symptoms. Generally, water is provided constantly to prevent dehydration. Fever remedy pills are given to lower the fever. These treatments are given until the platelet level is gone up, usually lasting around 2 weeks.

Where is Dengue Fever

Fight the Bite Website

Red Book - 500,000

Drink Sale at IISSAC Basketball.

Drink Sale at IISSAC Basketball1,538,000

Boys Bake Sale - 281,000Run by:Alex, Daniel, Roy

Money raised:

Board Game Fundraiser - 281,000

Girls Bake Sale and Bracelets - 771,000

The Lolly Jar - 105,000

Fight the Bite Raffle

Fight the Bite Raffle.

The Raffles PrizeBillabong matchWatchPainting (cow) Painting (turtle)Japanese teaBookBillabong BagKopi Bali Indonesia bookRed BookPen, watch, Swiss Army knifeWatch, Wallet Pen, Chocolate and Lollies

Prizes - 1,280,000

Information Booklet

Kits

Future

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