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Cadang-cadang is a disease caused by Coconut cadang-cadang viroid (CCCVd, Cocadviroid cadangi), a lethal viroid of several palms including coconut (Cocos nucifera), African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), anahaw (Saribus rotundifolius), and buri (Corypha utan).
Agricultural water management in the Philippines is primarily focused on irrigation. The country has 3.126 million hectares of irrigable land, 50% (1.567 million hectares) of which already has irrigation facilities. 50% of irrigated areas are developed and operated by the government through the National Irrigation System (NIS). 36% is developed by the government and operated by irrigators ...
As of September 2020, the Philippines has a population of nearly 110 million and a population density of 368 per square kilometer. 32% of the population of the Philippines is under 15 years old, and only 22.2% is over 60. In the Philippines, 16.6% of the population lived below the national poverty line in 2018. [8] [9]
COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines (4 C, 23 P) Pages in category "Disease outbreaks in the Philippines" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
The 1902 cholera outbreak of the Philippines began in Manila in March 1902 and the first wave ended in February 1903. [1] This was followed by a second wave from May 1903 to April 1904. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Cholera , a disease familiar to both Filipinos and American medical officers, spread throughout the archipelago during the aftermath of the ...
The largest three poverty-related diseases (PRDs)—AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis—account for 18% of diseases in poor countries. [56] The disease burden of treatable childhood diseases in high-mortality, poor countries is 5.2% in terms of disability-adjusted life years but just 0.2% in the case of advanced countries. [56]
Almost 80% of disease in developing countries is caused by poor water quality and other water-related issues that cause deadly health conditions such as cholera, malaria, and diarrhea. [1] It is estimated that diarrhea takes the lives of 1.5 million children every year, majority of which are under the age of five.
Due to its scope, it should contain only subcategories. ... Infectious disease deaths in the Philippines (4 C, 9 P) K. Deaths from kidney failure in the Philippines ...