How to Prevent Dengue

How to prevent dengue?

Prevention is basically by:

• Avoiding mosquito bites (by using mosquito repellents containing DEET, picaridin (KBR3023) or oil of lemon eucalyptus)
• Eliminating pockets of stagnant water that serve as mosquito breeding sites at home, workplaces and their vicinity,
• Not storing water in open containers. Covering all water containers with lids.
• Preventing mosquito entry by keeping doors closed and windows screened.
• Wearing protective clothing like long-sleeved shirts, long pants, socks and shoes when outdoors.
• Using mosquito nets at home.
• Scrubbing and cleaning margins of containers used for water (to dislodge the eggs of Aedes aegypti)
• Covering overhead tank to prevent access to mosquitoes.
• Aedes mosquitoes usually bite during the day; therefore, special precautions should be taken during early morning hours before day break and in the late afternoon before dark.
• There is no commercially available dengue vaccine (for dengue Flavivirus).