Dengue prevention

1. DENGUE
PREVENTION
GROUP 07
2014 – B BATCH

2. CONTENT
01.What is dengue fever?
02.Symptoms of dengue fever
03.Characteristic of the aedes mosquito
04.Life cycle of the aedes mosquito
05.How the aedes mosquito transmit disease?
06.How to prevent the spread of dengue fever?
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3. DENGUE FEVER??
An acute febrile illness of 2 – 7
days duration with two or more of
the following manifestation……
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4. SYMPTOMS OF DENGUE
FEVER
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5. • Headache
• Retroorbital pain
• Myelgia
• Arthralgia
• Rash
• leukopenia
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7. DO YOU KNOW…..
Dengue fever & dengue heamorrhagic
fever are the most common mosquito
borne viral disease in the world
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8. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
AEDES MOSQUITO
• One distinct physical feature –
black & white stripes on its body & legs
• Bites during the day
• Lays its eggs in clean , stagnant water
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9. Aedes mosquito
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10. LIFE CYCLE OF THE AEDES
MOSQUITO
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11. HOW DO AEDES MOSQUITOES
TRANSMIT DISEASE….
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12. Mosquito bites &
sucks blood
containing the
virus from
an infected
person
Virus is carried
in its body
And passes the
virus to healthy
people when it
bites them
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13. PREVENT AEDES FROM BREEDING
!
Remove ALL Sources of stagnant
water
Deny the Aedes mosquito of any
chance to breed
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14. • Change water in vases on
alternate days
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15. • Remove water from flowerpot
plates on alternate days
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16. • Turn over all pails and water
storage containers
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17. • Cover bamboo pole holders
when not in use
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18. • Clear blockage and put Bti
insecticide in roof gutters
monthly
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19. • Punch the unusable tiers in your
house & work place
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20. • Add sand granular insecticides to places that
mosquitoes could potentially breed such as flower
vases & places where stagnant water could not be
removed
• Ask a relative or close friend to check your home
regularly for stagnant water if you are going away
for a long period of time
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21. DO NOT LITTER RUBBISH SUCH AS
CUPS & BOTTLES CAN COLLECT
RAIN WATER & BREED MOSQUITOS 21/24

22. SPREAD THE DENGUE
PREVENTION MESSAGE TO
OTHERS….
Let your family
friends & Neighbors
know about the
dangers of breeding
mosquitoes
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