Dengue fever is caused by a virus transmitted by the Aedes mosquito. It is a common and potentially fatal mosquito-borne illness. The female Aedes mosquito bites during the day and lays eggs in clean, stagnant water, where its life cycle continues. To prevent transmission, individuals should remove all sources of stagnant water to prevent Aedes breeding and go on "mozzie wipe out exercises." Proper precautions when away from home, such as covering drains and containers, can also help prevent breeding.

1. What we must know and do? Dengue Prevention

2. Dengue Fever - Defination Dengue fever is an illness caused by infection with virus transmitted by the Aedes mosquito

3. Symptoms

4. Important Information Dengue fever and Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever are the most common mosquito borne viral disease in the world. And they can be really fatal.

5. Aedes Mosquito It has black and white strips on body and legs, that is the main distinct physical feature It bites during day time It lays eggs in clean and stagnant water.

6. Only the female Aedes Mosquito feeds on blood because they need the protein found in blood to produce eggs. male mosquitoes feed only on plant nectat. A female Aedes mosquito can lay about 300 eggs on average during her life span of 14-21 days.

7. Life cycle of the Aedes Mosquito

8. How the diseases be transmitted

9. What we can do? Prevent Aedes from Breeding Remove all sources of stagnant water. Deny the Aedes mosquito of any chance to breed.

10. Mozzie Wipe out Exercise

16. If you are leaving home for few days Cover all toilet bowls in your home Seal off the overflow pipe of the flushing cistern Cover all gully/floor traps Add sand granular insecticide to places that mosquitoes could otentially breed. Clear blockages and add Bti insecticide in roof gutters. Turn over all water storage containers. Ask a relative or close friend to check your home regulary for stagnat water if you are going for longer time. Leave your contact details with your neighbours or the nearest Police station so that you can be reached in case of emergency.

17. Spread the word Let your friends, family, and neighbours know about the dangers of breeding Mozzies

18. More information on this can be reached at http://www.Dengue.Gov.SG