Dengue Prevention

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Dengue Prevention What you need to know
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Contents

• What is dengue fever
• Symptoms of dengue fever
• Characteristics of the Aedes mosquito
• Life cycle of the Aedes mosquito
• How the Aedes mosquito transmit diseases
• How to prevent the spread of dengue fever
• The 10-Mininute Mozzie Wipe-out Exercise
• Quiz

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What is dengue fever?
Dengue Fever is an illness caused by infection
with a virus transmitted by the Aedes mosquito.
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Symptoms of Dengue Fever
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Do you know

• Dengue Fever (DF) and Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever
  (DHF) are the most common mosquito-borne viral
  disease in the world.
• It can be fatal.

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Characteristics of theAedes Mosquito

• One distinct physical feature black and white
  stripes on its body and legs.
• Bites during the day.
• Lays its eggs in clean, stagnant water.

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Do you know

• Only the female Aedes mosquito feeds on blood.
  This is because they need the protein found in
  blood to produce eggs. Male mosquitoes feed only
  on plant nectar.
• On average, a female Aedes mosquito can lay about
  300 eggs during her life span of 14 to 21 days.

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Life cycle of the Aedes Mosquito
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How Do Aedes Mosquitoes Transmit Diseases...
Mosquito bites and sucks blood containing the
virus from an infected person.
And passes the virus to healthy people when it
bites them.
Virus is carried in its body.
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This is what you can do to help
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Prevent Aedes from Breeding!
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10-Minute Mozzie Wipe-Out Exercise
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Do the 10-Minute Mozzie Wipe-out everyday.
Change water in vases on alternate days.
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Do the 10-Minute Mozzie Wipe-out everyday.
Remove water from flowerpot plates on alternate
days.
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Do the 10-Minute Mozzie Wipe-out everyday.
Turn over all pails and water
storage containers.
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Do the 10-Minute Mozzie Wipe-out everyday.
Cover bamboo pole holders when
not in use.
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Do the 10-Minute Mozzie Wipe-out everyday.
Clear blockages and put Bti insecticide in roof
gutters monthly.
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Unwanted items
Do not litter. Rubbish such as cups and bottles
can collect rain water and breed mosquitoes.
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Before you leave for holidays
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Before you leave for holidays

• Cover all toilet bowls in your home.
• Seal off the overflow pipe of the flushing
  cistern.
• Cover all gully/floor traps.
• Add sand granular insecticide to places that
  mosquitoes could potentially breed, such as
  flower vases and places where stagnant water
  could not be removed.

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Before you leave for holidays(Contd)

• Clear blockages and add Bti insecticide in roof
  gutters.
• Turn over all water storage containers.
• Ask a relative or close friend to check your home
  regularly for stagnant water if you are going
  away for a long period of time.
• Leave your contact with your neighbours or the
  neighbourhood police post/ centre so that you can
  be reached easily.

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Spread the dengue prevention message to others
Let your family, friends and neighbours know
about the dangers of breeding Mozzies!!
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For more information, you can visit the website
at www.dengue.gov.sg
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Quiz
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Why is the Aedes mosquito dangerous to us?
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ANSWER
It can carry the dengue virus and infect a
healthy person with dengue fever.
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Name the 5 steps in the 10-Minute Mozzie Wipe-out
Exercise
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ANSWER

• Change water in vases on alternate.
• Remove water from flowerpot plates on alternate
  days.
• Turn over all pails and water storage containers.
• Cover bamboo pole holders when not in use.
• Clear blockages and put in Bti insecticide in
  roof gutters monthly.

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What are the things that you should do before
going for a holiday?
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ANSWER

• Cover all toilet bowls in your home.
• Seal off the overflow pipe of the flushing
  cistern.
• Cover all gully/floor traps.
• Add sand granular insecticide to places that
  mosquitoes could potentially breed, such as
  flower vases and places where stagnant water
  could not be removed.
• Clear blockages and add Bti insecticide in roof
  gutters.
• Turn over all pails and water storage
  containers.
• Ask a relative or close friend to check your home
  regularly for stagnant water if you are going
  away for a long period of time.
• Leave your contact with your neighbours or the
  neighbourhood police post/ centre so that you can
  be reached easily.

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Thank You