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Mosquito borne illness:an advisory

Many places in the country are seeing a sudden onset of mosquito menace.Frequent changes in the weather pattern been identied as the primaryreason for this challenge. Mosquitos are known to transmit many viraldiseases; most common among them are Malaria & Dengue fever.

uthorities are taken necessary steps to address this issue. !owever" weadvise you to take precautionary steps to protect yourself from any mosquitoborne illness.

Dengue feveris a viral disease with symptoms including high fever" severeheadache" #oint and muscle pain" and coughing. rash often appears afterthese symptoms develop.

Malaria is a serious disease caused by one of four species of a parasitecalled Plasmodium. $t is transmitted by mosquitoes that bite at night" duringthe hours between dusk and dawn. %hese can be episodic and may include

fever" chills" headache" muscle aches" fatigue" vomiting" diarrhea and#aundice.

Preventionrecautions should be taken to avoid and prevent mosquito bites. 'educe riskby remaining in well(screened or air conditioned areas when possible.

Mosquitoes require water for the immature stages to develop. ny source ofstanding water" big or small" can produce mosquitoes. %o reduce the numberof mosquitoes in your neighborhood" it is important to eliminate any standing

water around your home

Prevent bites while outdoors:

)ear light(colored clothing that covers most of the body *long sleeves and

long pants+.

,se insect repellent that contains D--%. dults and children more than two

months of age can use preparations containing up to /0 D--% ( the higher

the concentration" the longer it repels. 1onger acting preparations are also

available. 'eapply after swimming or e2cessive sweating.

Prevent bites while you are indoors or asleep:

3heck that there is 4y(wire on the windows.

,se insect spray to kill mosquitoes in your room.

,se mosquito coils or electric insecticide vapori5ers if mosquitoes can get

into your room.

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6ote that air conditioning also repels mosquitoes.

There is no vaccine against malaria. Seek medical attention if youdevelop a high fever especially if you su!er "rigors" #shaking$ or a

rash.