Dengue continues to wreak havoc in many states including the country's capital Delhi. Let us tell you that dengue is known as breaking bone fever. It is a flu-like disease caused by dengue virus. This happens when an Aedes mosquito carrying the virus bites a healthy person. Dengue causes high fever, headache and muscle pain. Along with this, platelets fall very rapidly in this problem. Many times, the patient's platelet count falls to such an extent that it threatens his life. In such a situation, it is important to pay attention to measures to prevent it.
At what time does a dengue mosquito bite the most?
The first step towards preventing dengue is to protect you from mosquitoes. For this, it is important to know at what time the dengue mosquito bites the most. According to the World Health Organization, Aedesaegypti is a day feeder. That means these mosquitoes are more active during the day. Mosquitoes bite about two hours after sunrise (morning and afternoon) and several hours before sunset. Whereas Aedesaegypti has evolved into an intermittent biter. It likes to bite more than one person at a time. According to the World Health Organization, there are more than 50 to 100 million cases of dengue every year around the world.
How to prevent dengue?
- Take care of cleanliness around you
- Do not allow water to stagnate around the house or on the roof inside the house.
- Do not allow water to accumulate in pots, tires or streets.
- Avoid putting water in the cooler or prevent mosquitoes from entering or breeding in it
- Keep water tanks properly covered.
- During rainy days, whenever you go out of the house, wear full clothes.
- Use mosquito nets or mosquito lights.
- Keep the windows and doors closed.
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