Symptoms & How to prevent Dengue

Recently news come out that actor Salman Khan has come under the grip of dengue. According to the reports coming out, dengue affects more than 400 million people every year and more than 22 thousand people die every year due to dengue. In such a situation, today we tell you the symptoms of dengue, and methods of how to prevent it.

Symptoms of Dengue:

  • Sudden high fever with a cold.
  • Pain in the back of the eyes which gets worse by pressing or moving the eyes.
  • Pain in the head, muscles and joints.
  • Loss of appetite and nausea.
  • Slight pain in the throat.
  • Too much weakness.
  • Become tasteless.
  • Red rash on the body.
  • Dengue mosquitoes bite more during the day than at night.

How to prevent Dengue:

  • Do not allow water to stagnate anywhere in or around the house.
  • Use a mosquito net while sleeping.
  • Remove the water from the coolers or pots.
  • Keep the body completely covered.
  • While taking children to the park, make them wear full-sleeved clothes.
  • If water accumulates somewhere outside the house and it is not possible to clean it, then sprinkle kerosene or petrol there.