Know The Facts. Help Prevent Dengue.

Dengue is an infection caused by a virus spread by the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito. There are four dengue viruses- called Dengue Type 1, 2, 3, and 4. You can only be infected by each “type” once in your lifetime.

Symptoms usually identified with Dengue Fever are:

• Sudden onset of fever
• Headache
• Pain behind the eyes
• Muscle pains
• Bone or joint pain
• Skin rash
• Vomiting or the “feeling to vomit”

Severe Dengue

Person with Severe Dengue may have all the symptoms of Dengue fever in addition to:

• Severe belly pain
• Persistent vomiting
• Bleeding from the mouth, nose or other unusual places
• Bloody or black, sticky stool
• Feeling faint
• Low energy or restlessness
• Small bleeding spots under skin
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

What to do! If you feel you have Dengue Fever:

• Visit your health centre or doctor and follow instructions given carefully
• Rest
• Drink a lot of fluids
• Use Paracetamol pain killers ONLY
• DO NOT TAKE other pain killer, such as Aspirin, Ibuprofen and other anti-inflammatory drugs, as they may increase your risk of bleeding.

Dengue Prevention:

• Stop Aedes mosquito breeding by looking for anything water can settle in and
  • Cover it
  • Keep it dry
  • Clean regularly
  • Fill it with soil or sand
  • Punch holes in it
  • Recycle or dispose
• Avoid being bitten by mosquitoes
  • Use insect repellent containing DEET, IR3535 or PICARIDIN
  • Use mosquito nets
  • Use mosquito destroyer
  • Put screens on window and door
• Take community actions. Community members must work together to prevent Aedes breeding in their community.