Dengue fever is a highly dangerous disease. It has claimed thousands of lives worldwide. So far, there is no specific medication to treat the fever. Once contracted the disease, the patient needs to be monitored closely for high fever, dehydration and internal bleeding. Failure to administer the condition properly could expose the patient to high risk including death.
Dengue fever is transmitted by the Aides Mosquitoes. The mosquito itself does not cause the disease. But when it bites an infected person, it can carry the dengue virus for days. Anyone who is bitten by this mosquito is exposed to the risk of contracting dengue fever.
- The very best way is to avoid being around them. Homeowners have great opportunity to minimize breeding opportunities for these blood suckers. It is a matter of eliminating all standing water. Standing water can collect in some amazing places you'd never think of so in order to prevent mosquitoes from laying eggs in water, you have to think like they do. Even a tiny amount of water in an upturned leaf can support mosquito breeding so vigilance is the key. After each rain, walk through your yard to investigate possibilities and get rid of water. The bases of flower pots, the puddle collected on the grill cover, the standing water inside your son's toy dump truck, all of these are perfect locations.
- Next step is to avoid being a victim by understanding their behavior. Peak feeding times are dawn and dusk because many of their animal victims are up and about feeding at those times. If you have to be outside in these prime time periods, make sure you wear light clothing that covers as much exposed skin as possible.
The primary way to avoid mosquito bites is to make yourself undesirable by using repellent. Do not use DEET and other toxic chemicals because they are dangerous. The absorption rates of these synthetic pesticides through the skin are off the charts and these are true poisons meant to compromise brain function in pests - not what you want in your body! Instead, use a safe, natural and green bug repellent that will kill and repel these blood suckers and cause no harm to you, your family, to animal, the environment or beneficial creatures. If a toxic chemical works on skitters but also kills honey bees and butterflies that are necessary for ecological balance, then that is a big No-No.