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    Dengue is a disease spread by the Aedes mosquito, particularly the Aedes aegypti mosquito. When an infected mosquito bites an uninfected person, it can transmit the dengue virus. A person can be infected multiple times since there are four strains of the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever, headache, joint pains and rash. The disease can develop into life-threatening dengue hemorrhagic fever resulting in bleeding. There is no vaccine or cure. Governments work to eradicate dengue through programs like releasing Toxorhynchites mosquitoes that eat Aedes larvae and outdoor spraying of insecticides. People can protect themselves by wearing long sleeves, using repellent and

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    Dengue is a disease spread by the Aedes mosquito, particularly the Aedes aegypti mosquito. When an infected mosquito bites an uninfected person, it can transmit the dengue virus. A person can be infected multiple times since there are four strains of the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever, headache, joint pains and rash. The disease can develop into life-threatening dengue hemorrhagic fever resulting in bleeding. There is no vaccine or cure. Governments work to eradicate dengue through programs like releasing Toxorhynchites mosquitoes that eat Aedes larvae and outdoor spraying of insecticides. People can protect themselves by wearing long sleeves, using repellent and

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    Dengue is a disease spread by the Aedes mosquito, particularly the Aedes aegypti mosquito. When an infected mosquito bites an uninfected person, it can transmit the dengue virus. A person can be infected multiple times since there are four strains of the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever, headache, joint pains and rash. The disease can develop into life-threatening dengue hemorrhagic fever resulting in bleeding. There is no vaccine or cure. Governments work to eradicate dengue through programs like releasing Toxorhynchites mosquitoes that eat Aedes larvae and outdoor spraying of insecticides. People can protect themselves by wearing long sleeves, using repellent and

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    Dengue Awareness

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    Dengue is a disease spread by the Aedes mosquito, particularly the Aedes aegypti mosquito. When an infected mosquito bites an uninfected person, it can transmit the dengue virus. A person can be infected multiple times since there are four strains of the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever, headache, joint pains and rash. The disease can develop into life-threatening dengue hemorrhagic fever resulting in bleeding. There is no vaccine or cure. Governments work to eradicate dengue through programs like releasing Toxorhynchites mosquitoes that eat Aedes larvae and outdoor spraying of insecticides. People can protect themselves by wearing long sleeves, using repellent and

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    SMKJA DENGUE PETROL

    -DENGUE AWARENESS PROGRAMME

    Q1. What is Dengue and Aedes ?

    The Aedes mosquitoes are identified by


    the black and white stripes on their
    bodies.
    Dengue Fever is a disease spread
    through the bite of theAedes Mosquito,
    particularly aegypti.

    Q2. How are healthy people infected by Aedes? Is dengue


    contagious ?

    Dengue is transmitted to humans by the


    bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes.

    When an infected mosquito bites an


    uninfected person, it passes the virus to
    that person. In turn, when the infected
    person is bitten by an uninfected
    mosquito, that mosquito becomes
    infected and capable of spreading to other
    uninfected individuals.

    The incubation period (the time


    between somebody being infected with
    a disease and the appearance of the
    first symptoms) of dengue fever
    normally ranges from between 3 to 14
    days.

    The virus does not spread from humanto-human. But a person can be infected
    by the virus-tainted blood during blood
    transfusion.

    Q3. What are the symptoms of dengue ?

    fever,headache,muscleandjoint pains,
    fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting
    and skin rashthat issimilar to measles

    The disease can develop into the lifethreateningdengue hemorrhagic fever,


    resulting inbleeding (e.g. gum bleeding,
    nose bleeding and bleeding into the skin
    and internal organs)or intodengue shock
    syndrome ( low blood pressureoccurs).

    Severe dengue can cause organ


    damage, dehydration, and eventually,
    death.
    There is no known cure for dengue, and
    the only way to recover from the
    infection is up to your bodys own
    immune system.

    Q4.How many times can a person be


    infected with dengue ?

    There are four serotypes (strains) of


    dengue viruses (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3
    and DEN-4) which can infect you.
    Infection with one strain will provide
    protection against only that particular
    strain. Future infection by other strains
    is possible.

    Q5. Do all Aedes mosquitoes spread dengue ?

    No. Only the female Aedes mosquito


    bites as it needs the protein in blood to
    develop its eggs.

    Q6. When do Aedes mosquitoes normally


    attack us ?

    They typically bite during the day,


    particularly in the early morning (dawn)
    and in the evening (dusk).

    Q7. How many eggs can an Aedes mosquito lay ?

    The average lifespan of an Aedes


    mosquito is two weeks.

    The mosquito can lay eggs about three


    times in its lifetime, and about 100
    eggs are produced each time.

    The eggs can lie dormant in dry


    conditions for up to about 6-9 months,
    after which they can hatch if exposed
    water and food.
    It only takes a drop, the size of a 20
    cents coin or a teaspoon of stagnant
    water for an Aedes mosquito to breed.


    Q8. How do we protect ourselves from dengue ?

    Precautions include :
    a. wearing long-sleeved clothes,
    b. using mosquito coils and electric
    vapour mats, and using insect repellent
    over the exposed parts of the body.
    c. clearing blockages from the roof
    gutter, clearing leaves and stagnant
    water from drains,

    d. removing water from potted plants


    daily and changing the water in vases
    everyday.
    e. Household pesticides effectively kill
    mosquitoes upon direct contact.
    f. Be smart about planning your
    outdoor activities, and avoid going out
    during dusk and dawn when
    mosquitoes are most active.

    Q9. What has our government done to eradicate dengue ?

    (a) the usage of the Toxorhynchites (Toxo)


    mosquito, or the elephant mosquitoes, to
    combat dengue (in Subang). Toxo mosquito
    larvae work by eating the larvae of Aedes
    mosquitoes.
    Its larva lifecycle is 30 days and during that
    time, it can devour up to 400 Aedes larvae.
    A Toxo mosquito is 3 times larger than the
    Aedes mosquito. These Elephant mosquitoes
    do not suck blood and as such are not harmful
    to humans as they only feed on plant nectar.

    (b) Malaysia's Health Ministry is trying


    outdoor spraying of a deltamethrinbased insecticide to kill Aedes
    mosquitoes in view of the record high
    number of dengue fever cases recently.

    Q10 Name the breeding


    grounds of mosquitoes

    Unusual Mosquito Breeding Sites

    GET READY WITH OUR


    QUIZ !

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