Dengue Fever Outbreak: Awareness, Symptoms & Prevention Tips
Dengue fever cases & respective departments issuing advisory proactively. So, its high time to aware others towards dengue fever causes, symptoms, precautions, treatment and alternate home remedies etc.
Dengue Outbreak Facts as Per World Health Organization (WHO)
Global incidence of dengue has drastically hyped in the last couple years.Dengue is a common viral disease, which is spread through mosquito bite. It is transmitted through a mosquito called Aedes Aegypti and occurs in two forms.
The first type is Classical Dengue fever, which is also known as break bone fever due to the severe pain it causes in the patient’s joints. The second type is Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever which is not only painful but also fatal as it results in abnormal bleeding from nose, gums or as blood in urine.
Dengue Prevention & Control Programme
Dengue prevention and control isn’t just the responsibility of the government, but of every citizen of this country
National Dengue Prevention Day in India is to control this disease by creating awareness and initiating prevention steps.
In the beginning, Dengue outbreaks were reported from urban and peri-urban areas. But during last three years, dengue outbreaks are being reported from rural area also
Mosquito bite, the symptoms of dengue fever include severe joint pain, muscle pain, swollen lymph nodes, headache, fever, exhaustion and rash. This phase of pain and fever lasts for about one to two weeks.
Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a specific syndrome that tends to affect children under 10 years of age. This complication of dengue causes abdominal pain, haemorrhage (bleeding), and circulatory collapse.
How to Control Dengue
Dengue doesn’t spread from one person to the other, which is why you can prevent this disease by keeping your surroundings clean and wearing protective clothing
The puddles of water formed around our houses, makes a perfect breeding place for the mosquitoes. You can reduce their habitat by clearing the water from your surroundings and use natural repellents like Lemon Eucalyptus Oil, Lavender, Neem Oil and Cinnamon Oil to protect yourself against mosquito bites.
- Apply mosquito repellent on the exposed parts of your body, while not applying on open wounds or cuts, the area near eyes and mouth.
- Wear clothing, which will offer you complete protection from mosquito bites, such as long sleeves and full pants. Also, avoid wearing dark and tight clothing
- Use mosquito nets while sleeping.
- Keep your house and the nearby area clean, by not allowing any stagnant water to collect.
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