LET'S  STOP DENGUE

Before You Die....Finish Your Duty !!!

During the last 3 months, 10,042 suspected dengue cases and 43 deaths have been reported to the Epidemiology Unit from all over the island. During the same period last year only 3,103 cases have been reported while there were 12,018 cases reported in 2010.

Over 50 percent of dengue cases this year, amounting to 5,094, have been reported from the most-populated Western Province. There were 2,478 dengue patients in Colombo district, 1,953 in Gampaha district and 663 in Kalutara district. Out of the 43 deaths reported so far 17 were from the Colombo district where the best heath facilities in the country are available.

Dengue fever is a fatal disease. Today the Most of Sri Lankans suffer from this. keeping Your environment clean and stop dengue. to save our beloved one’s lives.

Dengue Fever and Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever (a more severe form) are the most common mosquito-borne viral diseases in the world. Dengue Fever is an illness caused by infection with a virus transmitted by the Aedes mosquito. There are four types of this virus (serotypes 1 to 4) which can infect you. Occasionally the patient suffering from dengue may develop bleeding. Common sites for bleeding are nose, gums or skin. Sometimes, the patient may have coffee ground vomiting or black stools. This indicates bleeding in gastro intestinal tracts and it is serious. The patient with dengue who has bleeding has dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF ). Rarely the patient suffering from dengue may develop shock, then it is called dengue shock syndrome ( DSS).

Dengue Fever is spread though the bite of the Aedes Mosquito.

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THERE IS NO DRUG FOR DENGUE.
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To prevent dengue fever, you must prevent the breeding of its carrier, the Aedes mosquitoes. Aedes mosquitoes are identified by the black and white stripes on their body. You can get rid of the Aedes mosquito by frequently checking and removing stagnant water in your home.