Monday, October 6, 2008

DENGUE FEVER

Dengue fever is a viral fever. No other fever is so dangerous as this. Aedes is a kind of mosquito that carries this virus. It lays eggs on clean and standing water. It also lays eggs on standing water of the plastic bottles, plastic pots, tires, coconut shells, etc. If an Aedes mosquito bites anybody, dengue virus gets into his body. The person attacked with dengue fever feels severe pain in the whole body. He feels headache, nausea, dizziness and gets red spots at different parts of the body. He also gets temperature of 104 - 105 degree Fahrenheit of dengue fever. The victim should drink much water and take a lot of vitamin C. He should consult a doctor immediately and take medicine accordingly. To prevent this disease people should be aware of the danger of disease. They must keep their surrounding clean. They must not allow any water stand in the house for 2-3 days. Check up the pitchers and other sources where water remains stagnant for days.

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