Health Safety and Prevention Tips
What is dengue?
The question “what is dengue” has become very common due to dengue's awful effects on health and tendency to casualties in some cases. A typical set of symptoms caused infection due to a virus commonly transmitted by the Aedes mosquito. Wide spread of dengue fever is caused by the bite of Aedes mosquito. Dengue fever and Hemorrhagic Fever (advanced stage) are very much common mosquito-born viral diseases in the world. Dengue fever is spread through the bite of Aedes mosquito.
Aedes Mosquito identification
The Aedes mosquito can be identified easily due to its distinctive black and white stripes on its body.
Breeding of Aedes Mosquito
The breeding of Aedes mosquito is usually took place in clean stagnant water.
Facts regarding Aedes Mosquito
Dawn and dusk are the peak timings for Aedes mosquito biting.
Average life of Aedes mosquito is two weeks.
Aedes mosquito can lay 100 eggs at a time and it is capable to lay eggs three times in his whole life span of approximately 2 weeks.
Only female Aedes mosquito bites in order to get protein from blood required for laying her eggs.
Aedes mosquito’s eggs can lie dormant in dry environment approximately nine months remaining able to hatch in favorable conditions.
After seven days biting the person carrying the virus the mosquito becomes infective to bite and transmit the virus.
How to prevent Aedes mosquito breeding
Dengue fever can not be prevented unless its carrier Aedess mosquitos' breeding have been controlled completely. As it is known that its breeding requires stagnant water, so it is imperative to check and remove stagnant water in your home on different places as well as in the near vicinity of your residence especially tum pales, watering cans, plant pot plates, loosen soil from potted plants, air cooler unit, dropping of water from air conditioning units, fallen leaves from roof gutters are the common weak areas for accumulation of water. So it must be ensured that nothing may cause accumulation of water, what so ever.
Safety Precautions against Dengue Bite
Wear full sleeve dress.
Apply Mosquito repellents
Use of mosquito nets
Restrict children to play in open areas at dawn and dusk
Use insecticide sprays in houses and around the residences.
Take the diet helpful to increase blood platelet
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