Borders may even foster the setting up of buffer zones. A difference has also been established in academic scholarship between border and frontier, the latter denoting a state of mind rather than state boundaries.
DOH warns measles can lead to blindness among children. Measles could lead to blindness among children especially if it is not treated early, a Department of Health official warned over the weekend. Children with measles may suffer from corneal ulceration that can lead to blindness, National Epidemiology Center head Dr. Enrique Tayag said in a series of posts on his Twitter account Saturday night.
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children and increases the risk of disease and death from severe infections. In pregnant women VAD causes night blindness and may increase the risk of maternal mortality.