Dengue

Prevention
What you need to know... Health Advisory
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Contents
 What is dengue fever
 Symptoms of dengue fever
 Characteristics of the Aedes mosquito
 Life cycle of the Aedes mosquito
 How the Aedes mosquito transmit diseases
 How to prevent the spread of dengue fever
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What is dengue fever?

Dengue Fever is an illness caused by
infection with a virus transmitted by the
Aedes mosquito.
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Symptoms of Dengue Fever

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 Dengue Fever and Dengue hemorrhagic
fever are the most common mosquito-
borne viral disease in the world.

 Ifyou get a second dengue infection, you

can get a worse infection such as dengue
hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock
syndrome which can be fatal.
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Characteristics of the
Aedes Mosquito
 It bites during the
day

 It lays its eggs in

clean, shady,
stagnant water

 One distinct physical

feature – black and
white strips on its Close-up of an Aedes mosquito
body and legs
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 Onlythe female Aedes mosquito feeds on
blood. This is because they need the
protein found in blood to produce eggs.
Male mosquitoes feed only on plant
nectar.

 Onaverage, a female Aedes mosquito

can lay about 300 eggs during her life
span of 14 to 21 days.
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Life cycle of the Aedes

Mosquito
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How Do Aedes Mosquitoes

Transmit Diseases...
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Prevent Aedes from Breeding!

 Remove ALL sources of stagnant water.

 Deny the Aedes mosquito of any chance

to breed.
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This is what you can do to help...

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4 Easy Steps
Change water in
vases/ bowls every
other day.

Add sand granular

insecticide to water.
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4 Easy Steps
Remove water from
flower pot plates
every other day.
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4 Easy Steps

 Turnover all
storage containers
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4 Easy Steps
 Informyour parents
or any adults in
your household to
clear blockages
and put Bti
insecticide in roof
gutters at least
once a month
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If going on holiday..

 Seal
off all floor
and gully traps
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If going on holiday...
 Cover all toilet
bowls
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Spread the dengue prevention

message to others...
 Letyour family,
friends and
neighbors know
about the dangers
of breeding
mosquito!!
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How to Prevent mosquitos

from Having a Feast on You!
 Wear shoes, socks, long pants and long-
sleeved shirt
 Use mosquito repellents
 Mosquito coils
 Mosquito nets
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“Prevention is better than cure”

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