B Y

D R I F T I K H A R

DENGUE PREVENTION

• Dengue is endemic in at least 100

countries in Asia, the Pacific, the

Americas, Africa, and the Caribbean.

The World Health Organization (WHO)

estimates that 50 to 100 million

infections occur yearly, including

500,000 DHF cases and 22,000 deaths,

mostly among children

Human

MosquitoVirus

TEMPERATURE

40 C

10 C

36 C

16 C

30 C

20 C

Eggs

Larva

Adult mosquito

EGGS

• Microscopic

• Can survive minus 50 centigrade for 5 years

• Extreme heat for 5 years

• No chemical available

ADULT MOSQUITO

• Fogging

Hot Fogging

Cold fogging

9%

IRS

4%

Research says that 75% of bite in adult is on feet

LARVA

• Clean, stagnant, open water

• Potential Breeding Sites

Potential Breeding Grounds

Potential Breeding Grounds

LARVA IDENTIFIED

Water tanks, drums n

buckets

62%

Pets drinking pots

13%

flower pots

8%

mainholes cover

4%

old tyres in houses

3%

fridge tray

3%

standing water in houses

2% sold waste

2%

construction site waste

1%

leaking water

taps

1%

others

1%

EPIDEMIC MAPPING

HOW TO PREVENT MOSQUITOES BITES

Wear shoes, socks, long pants and long-sleeved

shirt

Use mosquito repellents

Mosquito coils

Mosquito nets

• 90 % of dengue cases are asymptotic.

They don't develop any symptoms. No

need to be screened. Only 10%

develop sign symptoms. Out of these

only 1% develop complications and

needs admission. The rest 9 % only

needs paracetamol and good oral

fluid intake

Q & A

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