3. Introduction
Mosquitoes, dengue huge problem in today’s society.
Dengue fever endemic in > 110 countries worldwide
Infects 50 to 100 million people a year
Severe cases of dengue carries a mortality of around 26%
NO APPROVED VACCINE AGAINST DENGUE FEVER!
Despite preventive measures, people still bitten! It’s either
neglected or just not enough!
5. Objectives
Promote awareness of the need to take more
preventive measures against mosquitoes.
Provide a simple, reliable and effective solution to
keep pesky mosquitoes away.
Allow almost anyone to own something that keeps
these deadly mosquitoes away by making it cost
efficient.
7. What and How?
Fan (with metal safety
covering cage) attachment
It houses a bottle of insect
repellent, whose insect-
repelling scent is dispersed by
the blowing wind.
8. Purpose
We want, above all other measures, an extra
precaution
Basically, insect repellent 24h, to keep mozzies away
just in case!
9. Underlying-Principal
Current measures ARE good and should stay there.
Invention is NOT there to eliminate other measures.
Invention is there to compliment such measures.
Protect them in the sense mosquitos do not go near
you, when at home/campsites.
11. Thank you!
Credits:
http://www.dengue.gov.sg/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dengue_fever
http://www.dengue.gov.sg/subject.asp?id=10
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aedes_aegypti
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dengue06.png
Roy Xiao and Milton Wong
Editor's Notes
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Map showing the distribution of dengue fever in the world, as of 2006.Cyan: Areas infested with Aedesaegypti. Red: Areas with Aedesaegypti and recent epidemic dengue fever.Note:Aedesaegypti is a mosquito that carries dengueteng