Dengue Prevention- What you need to know
What is dengue fever?
Dengue Fever is an illness caused by infection with a virus transmitted by theAedes mosquito.
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Dengue Fever and Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever are the most common mosquito borne viral disease in the world. If you get a second dengue infection you can get a worse infection such as dengue haemorrhagic fever and dengu shock syndrome which can be fatal.
Characteristics of the Aedes Mosquito
It bites during the day
It lays its eggs in clean, shady, stagnan water
One distinct physical feature – black and white strips on its body and legs
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Only the 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.
On average, a female Aedes mosquito can lay about 300 eggs during her life span of 14 to 21 days.
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Dengue Prevention- What you need to know PPT
What is dengue fever?
Dengue Fever is an illness caused by infection with a virus transmitted by theAedes mosquito.
Do you know...
Dengue Fever and Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever are the most common mosquito borne viral disease in the world. If you get a second dengue infection you can get a worse infection such as dengue haemorrhagic fever and dengu shock syndrome which can be fatal.
Characteristics of the Aedes Mosquito
It bites during the day
It lays its eggs in clean, shady, stagnan water
One distinct physical feature – black and white strips on its body and legs
Do you know ...
Only the 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.
On average, a female Aedes mosquito can lay about 300 eggs during her life span of 14 to 21 days.
This is what you can do to help...for more information click the below link given at the left bottom of this page
Click Here to Download
Dengue Prevention- What you need to know PPT
