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Health Tips : Every year there are lots of mosquitoes during the monsoon season. They sit in stagnant water and many diseases are also spread by mosquitoes. Mosquito-borne diseases can make people of all ages their victims. That is why people make every possible effort to avoid mosquitoes.
Major diseases caused by mosquitoes
Dengue
Dengue is a disease caused by mosquito bites. Dengue is caused by the bite of Aedes aegypti mosquito. These mosquitoes mainly live in stagnant water. For example, water collected in buckets, drums, wells, ponds in the ground. The first symptoms of dengue are high fever and fatigue. This fever has also proved fatal.
Malaria
It is caused by a unicellular parasite called Plasmodium malaria. The mosquito species breed in dirty water, their bite can cause high fever. Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium ovale, Plasmodium malariae and all types of malaria are spread by female Anopheles mosquitoes.
Chikungunya
Chikungunya disease is caused by a virus that spreads through mosquito bites. The first case of this disease was reported in 1952. At that time, research showed that chikungunya is caused by mosquito bites. Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes spread this virus. The main symptoms of chikungunya are high fever, body ache, bone pain, muscle pain, rashes on the body, weakness and fatigue.
This is how you can avoid mosquitoes
- Use mosquito net at home.
- Do not allow water to accumulate in and around the house.
- Pay special attention to cleanliness.
- Use mosquito repellent cream before leaving the house.
- Keep children wearing special full-sleeved clothes during monsoon.