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).
