Dengue is a viral disease caused by Aedes Mosquito which bites in day time only. It breeds in any type of man-made containers or water storage container even small quantity of water like cooler, tyres, overhead tanks, drums, jar, buckets, flower vase, flower pot saucers, refrigerator drip pans, bamboo stumps, tree holes and many more places where rain water collects or is stored. Eggs of mosquito can live for more than one year. They do not breed in large water bodies like fisheries, ponds, sewages etc. Therefore, follow the given instructions.
- All water storage containers should be covered.
- Remove/destroy all disposable, unused materials lying around the houses like old tyres, broken pots, crockery etc.
- Dry all water storage utensils, coolers, flower vases, fridge trays, flower pot saucers etc at least once a week.
- Fill up ditches and other unwanted water collection sites around the houses.
- Put insecticides, petrol, and kerosene oil in cooler, AC trays etc which cannot be emptied or cleaned.
- Wear clothes that cover the whole body in day time.
- Use mosquito repellent lotion/creams etc
- If pregnant women and children need rest during the day time, they should sleep under mosquito nets.
If every household follow the instructions routinely during the transmission season, the mosquito breeding areas will be destroyed and will stop the cycle of transmission in the locality.
National Vector Borne Disease Control Program (NVBDCP)
Chief Medical Officer’s Office, Dimapur
