Anyway, people did not get particularly worried, because the first time one gets dengue fever it is rarely fatal. Indeed, some people even scoffed at those combating the epidemic: "I got heavenly dog fever ages ago. It was just a bit worse than the flu, so why are you making such a big deal out of it!"
同時，第一次得病通常不會有生命危險，這也是為什麼總有民眾不在乎，還譏諷防疫人員：「『天狗熱』嘛，我早就得過，也不過比感冒嚴重一點，何必大驚小怪！」