We all know that Dengue is a viral disease and Dengue viruses are transmitted by Mosquito of family Aedes Aegypti. There are two forms of Dengue, Dengue Fever and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF). Out of which first one causes severe flu-like illness but later causes fever along with bleeding which occasionally causes deaths.

Experts have declared that weather during winter that is low temperature and humidity with low wind speed can help Dengue Fever outbreaks. We all know that “Precaution is better than cure” and more of all there are no drug available to cure from Dengue and no vaccine available to prevent it. Hence there are two key preventive measures which can be applied to protect Dengue from spreading. They are:

1. Elimination of Mosquito breeding places:
• Cover Water Container tightly to prevent the mosquitoes from laying their eggs there and hence Dengue mosquitoes cannot breed there.
• Remove garbage from your surroundings which can collect rainwater on which mosquitoes can breed. Smash and burry that garbage articles or burn them.
• Mosquito wigglers are eaten by some larva eating fishes. Hence breed such fishes to control them.
• Use larvicides such as temephos or bacterial pesticides to kill the mosquito wigglers.

2. Prevent Mosquito bites:
• Use Mosquito coils and electric vapour mats to kill mosquitoes.
• Use mosquito nets and Repellents while sleeping to prevent mosquito bites.
• Screen doors and windows to resist mosquito from entering your house.