Football player gets protection against dengue

MANILA, Philippines - Athletes don’t leave any stones unturned. Take football hero Anton del Rosario for instance. The booter, who currently plays for Kaya (a team under the United Football League) and used to be one of the more prominent faces in the national football team Azkals, is already on the soccer field even before sunrise. With training that lasts until late in the afternoon six times a week, there is no question with regard to Anton’s commitment in being the best in the game.

But being outdoors for such a lengthy period of time and in various weather conditions — from scorching heat to pounding rain — poses a host of challenges, such as heatstroke and physical injury.

Another is being bitten by dengue-carrying mosquitoes and contracting the dreaded disease. The risk inevitably increases when athletes have to compete in various sports venues across the country and Asia. Because of dengue, his ex-teammate from Azkals, OJ Porteria, missed the AFF Suzuki Cup, the tournament which Del Rosario played in 2010.

Dengue recently hit close to home when Del Rosario’s little niece contracted the disease. “She was actually given 10 percent chance of survival,” he says. “She got lucky because she pulled out of it.”

This is why Del Rosario regularly uses Green Cross Insect Repellent Lotion Active Protec, which. is specifically designed for people like him who are always outdoors, travel a lot and work hard.