Hajj 2011–Flights Info Of Pakistan Residents

29. September 2011

All concerned, please use below link to check your flight status information:

 

 

Flight Status Information

 

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Dengue VIRUS Cure

27. September 2011

EVERY BODY CAN USE THE FOLLOWING HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE FOR
DANGUE FEVER AS PRE-CAUTIONARY MEDICINE:


5 DROPS IN A HALF GLASS OF WATER IN A DAY
OF
CRO TOLUS 200

ONE DOSE (ONE DAY) ONLY WILL BE ENOUGH. IF ANY BODY TAKES MORE THAN
ONE DOSE THEN THAT WILL BE MORE EFFECTIVE BUT NO NEED TO TAKE MORE
THAN FEW DOSES.

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How to sum time values in Excel

26. September 2011

If you have a column of cells in an Excel spreadsheet containing times like, 8:15, relating to the time spent on something. At the bottom of the column you have used AutoSum to add up the times, but the result appears as either a date or funny number. What can you do to get a total in hours and minutes?

All you need do is apply an appropriate format to its result:

  • Select the cell containing the total
  • From the Format menu, choose the Cells command
  • From the Category list, select Custom
  • In the Type box, input the format [h]:mm
    (note the use of square brackets).
    If you want to show seconds in your total, input
    [h]:mm:ss
    (this format is listed in Excel's Custom formats)
  • Click OK

 

That’s it. Hope it helps!

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Dengue Environmental Management

9. September 2011

BASIC FACTS ON DENGUE

      (a)             How dengue spreads?

Dengue is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito Aedes aegypti. The mosquito gets the virus by biting the infected persons. The first symptoms of the disease occur about 5-7 days after an infected bite.

There is no way to tell if a mosquito is carrying the dengue virus. Therefore, people must protect themselves from all mosquito bites.

      (b)             Where does the mosquito live?

The mosquito rests indoors, in closets and other dark places. Outside, they rest where it is cool and shaded. The female mosquito lays her eggs in water containers in and around homes, schools and other areas in towns or villages. These eggs become adult in about 10 days.

      (c)              Where does the mosquito breed?

Dengue mosquitoes breed in stored exposed water collections. Favoured breeding places are:

Barrels, drums, jars, pots, buckets, flower vases, plant saucers, tanks, discarded bottles, tins, tyres, water cooler, etc. and a lot more places where rain-water collects or is stored.

Your browser may not support display of this image. PREVENTION OF DENGUE

All efforts of control should be directed against the mosquitoes. It is important to take control measures to eliminate the mosquitoes and their breeding places. However, the efforts should be intensified before the transmission season (during and after the rainy season) and at the time of the epidemic.

Your browser may not support display of this image. PREVENT MOSQUITO BITES:

Dengue mosquitoes bite during the daytime. Protect yourself from the bite.\

      (1)               Wear full sleeve clothes and long dresses to cover the limbs;

      (2)               Repellent – care should be taken in using repellents on small children and the elderly;

      (3)               Use mosquito coils and electric vapour mats during the daytime to prevent Dengue;

      (4)               Use mosquito nets – to protect babies, old people and others, who may rest during the day. The effectiveness of such nets can be improved by treating them with permethrin (pyrethroid insecticide). Curtains (cloth or bamboo) can also be treated with insecticide and hung at windows or doorways, to repel or kill mosquitoes.

      (5)               Protection of people sick with dengue – Mosquitoes become infected when they bite people who are sick with dengue. Mosquito nets and mosquito nets and mosquito coils will effectively prevent mosquitoes from biting sick people and help stop the spread of dengue

Your browser may not support display of this image. PREVENTION MULTIPLICATION OF MOSQUITOES:

Mosquitoes which spread dengue live and breed in and around houses.

    Your browser may not support display of this image. Drain water from coolers, tanks, barrels, drums and buckets, etc.;

    Your browser may not support display of this image. There should be no water in coolers when not in use;

    Your browser may not support display of this image. Remove from the house all objects, e.g. plant saucers, etc. which have water collected in them;

    Your browser may not support display of this image. Remove water from refrigerator drip pans every other day;

    Your browser may not support display of this image. All stored water containers should be kept covered all the time;

    Your browser may not support display of this image. Discard solid waste and objects where water collects, e.g. bottles, tins, tyres, etc. 

ALWAYS REMEMBER 

Your browser may not support display of this image. Dengue is a serious viral disease transmitted by the bite of the mosquito;

Your browser may not support display of this image. Dengue infection occurs in two forms: Dengue fever and Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever;

Your browser may not support display of this image. Dengue fever is a severe flu like illness that affects older children and adults but rarely causes death; 

Your browser may not support display of this image. Dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a more severe form, in which bleeding and occasionally shock occur, leading to death, mostly in children;

Your browser may not support display of this image. Persons suspected of having dengue fever or DHF must see a doctor at once. Dengue haemorrhagic fever is a deadly disease and early recognition and treatment can save lives. Unless proper treatment is given promptly, the patient may go into shock and die.

Your browser may not support display of this image. Severe abdominal pains (black stools), bleeding on the skin or from the nose or gums, sweating, cold skin are danger signs. If any one of them is noticed  take the patient to a hospital immediately. Give fluids to drink during transfer to the hospital;

Your browser may not support display of this image. Give nutritious food and fluids to drink to the patients;

Your browser may not support display of this image. Dengue mosquitoes bite during the day;

Your browser may not support display of this image. The patient should be kept under a mosquito net or in a screened room during the period of illness;

Your browser may not support display of this image. Screen your rooms against mosquitoes or use mosquito nets or use mosquito repellent;

Your browser may not support display of this image. Discard objects in which water collects, e.g. tins, cans, coconut shells, etc. Do not allow water to collect in pits around your houses. All stored water containers should be covered all the time. This will prevent breeding of Dengue mosquitoes, and

Your browser may not support display of this image. Doctors and health workers treating cases of dengue fever should also notify the health authorities.

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Dengue - Basic Facts for Public Education

9. September 2011

Introduction

Dengue is the most widespread mosquito-borne infection in human beings, which in recent years has become a major international public health concern. It is usually found in tropical and sub-tropical regions around the world, particularly in urban and semi-urban areas. Over the last 15 years, we have witnessed a dramatic increase in the global incidence of dengue and its severe manifestations such as dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS). Almost 95% of Dengue cases are amongst children under the age of 15 years. Without proper management, Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever case fatality rates can exceed 20%, however, with modern intensive supportive therapy these rates can be reduced to less than 1%.

Transmission

Dengue viruses are transmitted to humans through the bite(s) of infective female Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes, which generally acquire the virus while feeding on the blood of an infected person. After incubation for 8-10 days, an infected mosquito is capable, during probing and blood feeding, of transmitting the virus, to susceptible individuals for the rest of its life. Infected female mosquitoes may also transmit the virus to their offspring by transovarial (via the eggs) transmission.

Humans are the main amplifying host of the virus, although studies have shown that in some parts of the world monkeys may become infected and perhaps serve as a source of virus for uninfected mosquitoes. The virus circulates in the blood of infected humans for 2-7 days, at approximately the same time as they have fever Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes may acquire the virus when they feed on an individual during this period.

Prevention and control measures

Presently, the only method of controlling or preventing DF and DHF is to combat the vector mosquitoes. Aedes Aegypti breeds primarily in man-made containers like earthenware jars, metal drums and concrete cisterns used for domestic water storage, as well as discarded plastic food containers, used automobile tyres and other items that collect rainwater.

Vector control is implemented using environmental management and chemical methods. Proper solid waste disposal and improved water storage practices, including covering containers to prevent access by egg laying female mosquitoes, are encouraged through community-based programmes.

The application of appropriate insecticides to larval habitats, particularly those used by the households, such as water storage vessels can prevent mosquito breeding for several weeks therefore these insecticides must be used periodically. The use of family size insecticide treated nets (ITNs) is also recommended. General insecticide spraying targeting mosquito breeding habitats need to be carried out to kill adult mosquitoes using portable or truck-mounted machines.

Guidelines for the families of affected persons

Keep body temperature below 39oC. Give the patient paracetamol (not more than four times in 24 hours) according to the dose prescribed below:

Age
Dose (tablet 250 mg)
Mg/dose

< 1 year
¼ tablet
60

1-4 years
½ tablet
60-120

5 and above
1 tablet
240

  • Do not give the patient Aspirin or Ibuprofen
  • Give large amounts of fluids (water, soups, milk and juices) along with the patient’s normal diet
  • The patient should rest
  • Immediately consult your physician if any of the following manifestations appear: Red spots or points on the skin; bleeding from the nose or gums; frequent vomiting; vomiting with blood; black stools; sleepiness; constant crying; abdominal pain; excessive thirst (dry mouth); pale, cold or clammy skin; or difficulty in breathing.

 

Characteristics

Dengue fever is a severe, flu-like illness that affects infants, young children and adults, but seldom causes death. The clinical features of dengue fever vary according to the age of the patient. Infants and young children may have a non-specific febrile illness with rash. Older children and adults may have either a mild febrile syndrome or the classical incapacitating disease with abrupt onset and high fever, severe headache, pain behind the eyes, muscle and joint pains, and rash.

Dengue hemorrhagic fever is a potentially deadly complication that is characterized by high fever, hemorrhagic phenomena, often with enlargement of the liver and in severe cases, circulatory failure. The illness commonly begins with a sudden rise in temperature accompanied by facial flush and other non-specific constitutional symptoms of dengue fever. The fever usually continues for two to seven days and can be as high as 40-41°C, possibly with febrile convulsions and hemorrhagic phenomena.

In moderate DHF cases, all signs and symptoms abate after the fever subsides. In severe cases, the patient's condition may suddenly deteriorate after a few days of fever when the temperature drops, followed by signs of circulatory failure, and the patient may rapidly go into a critical state of shock and die within 12-24 hours, or quickly recover following appropriate volume replacement therapy.

Immunization

At the present time, no vaccination is available against Dengue Fever or Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever.

Prevent mosquito bites

  • Dengue mosquitoes bite during the daytime - protect yourself from the bite
  • Wear full-sleeve clothes and long dresses to cover the limbs.
  • Use repellents–care should be taken in using repellents on very young children or the elderly
  • Use mosquito coils and electric vapour mats during the daytime to prevent mosquito bites
  • Use insecticide treated nets (ITNs) to protect young children, pregnant women, old people, in addition to others who may rest during the day.
  • Curtains (cloth or bamboo) can also be treated with insecticide and hung at windows or doorways, to repel or kill mosquitoes.

Prevent multiplication of mosquitoes (Vector Control)

Mosquitoes which spread Dengue live and breed in stagnant water in and around houses, and places where solid waste is dumped.

  • Drain out the water from desert/window air coolers when not in use, in addition to tanks, barrels, drums, and buckets.
  • Remove all objects containing water such as plant saucers from the house.
  • All stored water containers should be kept covered at all times.
  • Collect and destroy discarded containers in which water collects, such as bottles, plastic bags, tins, tyres, etc.
  • Efficient disposal of all solid waste/garbage.

 

Basic facts about Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever

How does dengue spread? Dengue is spread through the bite of an infected Aedes Aegypti mosquito. The mosquito gets the virus by biting an infected person. The first symptoms of the disease occur about 5-7 days after the infected bite. There is no way to tell if a mosquito is carrying the Dengue virus. Therefore, people must protect themselves from all mosquito bites.

Where does this mosquito live? This mosquito rests indoors, in closets and other dark places. Outside, it rests where it is cool and shaded. The female mosquito lays her eggs in water containers in and around homes, schools and other areas in towns or villages. These eggs become adults in about 10 days.

Where does the mosquito breed? Dengue mosquitoes breed in stored, exposed, water collection systems. The favoured breeding places are: barrels, drums, jars, pots, buckets, flower vases, plant saucers, tanks, discarded bottles/tins, tyres, or water coolers, and other places where rainwater collects or is stored.

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Guidelines for the treatment and prevention of Dengue

8. September 2011

Dengue mosquitoes breed in stored exposed water collections. Favored breeding places are [Barrels, drums, jars, pots, buckets, flower vases, plant saucers, tanks, discarded bottles, tins, tyres, water cooler, etc] and a lot more places where rain-water collects or is stored.

All efforts of control should be directed against the mosquitoes. It is important to take control measures to eliminate the mosquitoes and their breeding places. However, the efforts should be intensified before the transmission season (during and after the rainy season) and at the time of the epidemic.

WHO Dengue Environmental management for prevention and control of Dengue guidelines emphasize Mosquitoes Multiplication Prevention, specifically:

· Drain water from coolers, tanks, barrels, drums and buckets, etc.;

· There should be no water in coolers when not in use;

· Remove from the house all objects, e.g. plant saucers, etc. which have water collected in them;

· Remove water from refrigerator drip pans every other day;

· All stored water containers should be kept covered all the time;

· Discard solid waste and objects where water collects, e.g. bottles, tins, tyres, etc.

· Screen your rooms against mosquitoes or use mosquito nets or use mosquito repellent;

· Discard objects in which water collects, e.g. tins, cans, coconut shells, etc.

· Do not allow water to collect in pits around your houses.

· All stored water containers should be covered all the time. This will prevent breeding of Dengue mosquitoes;

Kindly find attached, Dengue prevention, control and treatment guidelines and documents jointly prepared by NIH and WHO:-

· Dengue Fever in URDU (Prevention and Control)

· Guidelines for Reporting and Hospital Case Management of Dengue Fever and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever

· Prevention and Control of Dengue Fever and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever

· Guidelines for Case Reporting & Management Dengue Fever & Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever

· Dengue Environmental Management

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Govt. Hajj Scheme - hajjinfo.org - Application Information, Results - Hajj 2011

13. August 2011

 

 

 

 

To find Hajj Applications results 2011, you need to click on following link:

 

Hajj Application Results

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pbte.edu.pk result 2011

12. August 2011

Looks Punjab Board of Technical Education (PBTE) is having Issue with website, as many people were coming to check their results, so they change Home to result page, So now you can all check pbte.edu.pk result 2011 directly from www.pbte.edu.pk, Good Luck for your result.

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PBTE established by Regulation II of 1971 in Punjab by the Government of Punjab, which was further amended by the Act of Assembly of Punjab Punjab Technical Education (Amendment) Act, 1977  . It is a corporate body testing, development and regulation, technical, commercial and vocational education, trade and skills courses at diploma level in the province of Punjab. It was the successor of the Commission for West Pakistan Technical Education, founded in 1962.

 

pbte.edu.pk result 2011

Punjab board of technical education

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HTML and CSS Goodies

15. June 2011

Awesome bookmark link for your html and css goodies

http://coding.smashingmagazine.com/2011/06/10/useful-html-css-and-javascript-tools-and-libraries/

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Mobilink Incoming Call Issue in Lahore

4. March 2011

Mobilink is having issue in incomming calls and customers in lahore are not able to receive calls, & today March 4, 2011 Customer care center agreed with this outage.

Lets hope issue will be resolved soon :)

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