AEDES MOSQUITOES SPREAD DENGUE & CHIKUNGUNYA
 

AEDES MOSQUITOES BREED IN CLEAN WATER COLLECTIONS IN
Coolers
Water storage tanks, containers
Discarded, Old tyres
Plastic containers/cups/junk materials
Flower vase/Bird bath/Pets’ bowls
Barrels/Dustbins
Ornamental tanks/Planters
Coconut
Construction sites

PREVENT BREEDING OF MOSQUITOES IN HOMES AND SURROUNDINGS AND PROTECT YOURSELVES FROM MOSQUITO BITES BY
Covering all water tanks and containers with tight lids.
Emptying & drying water tanks, containers, coolers, etc weekly.
Destroying all unused and junk materials, tyres, coconut shells.
Wearing full sleeved clothing to cover the body.
Using mosquito nets, preferably insecticide treated ones, while sleeping and repellents.
CHARACTERISTICS OF DENGUE FEVER
High fever with Joint & muscular pain
Nausea
Skin rash
Fatigue
Sever headache
 
IN CASE YOU ARE SUFFERING FROM ABOVE CHARACTERISTICS, IT COULD BE DENGUE, CONSULT THE NEAREST HEALTH CENTRE/HOSPITAL IMMEDIATELY.