Top 15 Do's and Don'ts for Preventing and Managing Dengue Fever
Dengue can be easily prevented and managed if you follow proper precautionary measures. Here we give you the most important dos and don’ts for dengue fever.
Dengue can be easily prevented and managed if you follow proper precautionary measures. Here we give you the most important dos and don’ts for dengue fever.
‘Municipal workers have been deployed across Rio De Janeiro to clean up mosquito breeding grounds and encourage residents to do the same.’
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In the northern neighborhood of Tijuca, they broke through the gates of abandoned houses to clean up the standing water where mosquitoes lay their eggs. Sanitation worker Luciano Lobo said, "There are homeless people who come around here and leave their litter behind. When it rains, that fills up with water and that's how an area gets infested."
Authorities said that the surge may be due to a record drought earlier in 2015, which led residents to store water in whatever way they could - and inadvertently gave the mosquitoes ample new breeding grounds.
Dengue and Dengue Fever - Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention
Dengue is a tropical disease caused by mosquitoes carrying the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever, joint & muscle ache, fatigue, nausea and skin rash.
Dengue is a tropical disease caused by mosquitoes carrying the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever, joint & muscle ache, fatigue, nausea and skin rash.
As part of the campaign, health officials are spreading the word to leave empty bottles and jars upside-down and clean up standing water in gutters, flower pots, old tires and the like.
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Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general information about Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general information about Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
Across Brazil, dengue has infected more than 1.5 million people in 2015 and killed 839.
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About Mosquito Diseases
Mosquito-borne diseases, like malaria, filaria, dengue, etc are common in places conducive of mosquito breeding. Swamps, ponds and stagnated drainage provide optimal breeding ground for mosquitoes.
Mosquito-borne diseases, like malaria, filaria, dengue, etc are common in places conducive of mosquito breeding. Swamps, ponds and stagnated drainage provide optimal breeding ground for mosquitoes.
