Dengue Outbreak
Source reduction through health educationĀ As Aedes mosquitoes breed in clean water collections in and around houses, ASHA would provide health education to the community for preventing breeding of mosquitoes and advising the community for protection from mosquito bites by taking the following steps:
1. Keeping clean environment in and around houses,
2. Covering all water tanks and containers with tight lids,
3. Emptying & drying water coolers, tanks, other water storage containers, at least once a week before refilling
4. Disposing & destroying all containers, junk materials, tyres, coconut shells, etc.,
5. Cleaning and draining roof gutters, tree holes, etc. and placing salt in ant-traps at least once a week,
6. Turning sap containers used in rubber plantation upside down when not in use. This will prevent water collection in the latex collecting cups during the non-collecting season of latex by keeping the cups either tightly covered or inverted,
7. Wearing full sleeved clothing to cover the body and
8. Using mosquito nets, preferably insecticide treated ones, even when resting during the day time; as the Aedes aegypti mosquito is a day biter.
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