Dengue Fever Precautions

Avoiding mosquitoes bite is the major precaution against dengue fever. People should take following necessary precautions to combat dengue fever before it gets in body:

• Keep home, environment and surrounding hygiene
• Remove all stagnant water and containers
• Keep all drains well maintained and repair all chokes
• Avoid accumulation of ground water
• Fill up all defective grounds
• Don’t store water
• Avoid unnecessary irrigation
• Cover all containers properly
• Change flower vase water once a week to prevent dengue mosquito breeding there
• Wrap all unused plastic tyres
• Regularly change water in animal drinking containers
• Use mosquito repellents to avoid mosquito bite
• Use mosquito screen to prevent mosquito attack
• Use aerosols and mosquito coils to kill mosquitoes
• Wear long sleeve and fully covered clothes
• Use mosquitoes net around bed while sleeping