give the preventive measures Aedes aegypti
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Mosquitoes are known to carry many infectious diseases- Dengue- is known to be one of the fatal ones. “Aedes aegypti”, a type of mosquito is the principal transmitter. The mosquito is known to be very sensitive to environmental factors such as temperature, precipitation and humidity, therefore, increases the probability of infection with the change in temperature.
Generally there are five types of Dengue virus. First, four of them are referred to as- DENV-1. DENV-2, DENV-3 and DENV -4.Mosquitoes which spread dengue generally bite during the day, particularly in the morning and evening where only a single bite can result in infection.
Dengue accounts for approximately 25000 deaths every year. It has been estimated that approximately 2.5billion people i.e. two –fifths of the world population are at risk of getting affected with dengue. The disease has become endemic in nature in more than 100 countries. Popularly known as ‘break bone fever’ or ‘Dandy fever’, there are some important points to know about this fatal disease