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1. What is dengue fever
8. Quiz
What is dengue fever?
It can be fatal.
Characteristics of the
Aedes Mosquito
One distinct physical
feature black and
white stripes on its
body and legs.
1-2 days
Stagnant water
How Do Aedes Mosquitoes
Transmit Diseases...
Mosquito bites and sucks And passes the virus
blood containing the virus to healthy people
from an infected person. when it bites them.
serotype)
Extrinsic Intrinsic
incubation incubation
period
Viremia period Viremia
0 5 8 12 16 20 24 28
5.Second mosquito 6
ingests virus with
blood
6. Virus replicates in
mosquito midgut and 7
other organs, infects
salivary glands
5
7. Virus replicates
in salivary glands
Aedes aegypti Mosquito
Aedes aegypti
Dengue transmitted by infected female Aedes
aegypti mosquito
Primarily, it is a daytime feeder
Highly domesticated tropical mosquito, lives
around human habitation
Lays eggs and produces larvae preferentially in
artificial water containers inside and around the
houses for example; plastic containers, flower
vases, buckets, used automobile tires,..
Dengue Clinical Syndromes
Hyperendemicity
Protective clothing
Biological control
Largely experimental
Option: place fish in containers to eat larvae
Environmental control
Elimination of larval habitats; Cover water holding
containers, Discard artificial containers,
It is the most likely method to be effective in the long
term.
Vector Control Methods:
Chemical Control
Larvicides may be used to kill immature aquatic stages
Ask a relative or close friend to check your home regularly for stagnant
water if you are going away for a long period of time.
Leave your contact with your neighbours or the neighbourhood police post/
centre so that you can be reached easily.