DENGUE

AWARENESS
Plan International, Pakistan
March, 2016
OUR AIM

To eradicating dengue epidemic from

Pakistan 2020
SEQ..

• Over view
• Definition
• Dengue Outbreak in Pakistan & causes
• Characteristics of Mosquitos & Life Cycle
• Dengue spread route
• Dengue Fever symptoms
• Prevention measures (Wipe-out Checks & prevention of Mosquito Bites)
• Responsibilities to eradicate Dengue (State, community & individual level)
OVER VIEW
DEFINITION

• A debilitating viral disease of the tropics, transmitted

by mosquitoes, and causing sudden fever and acute
pains in the joints.
• Dengue fever is a virus infection caused by the
Dengue virus, there are 4 kinds of Dengue viruses
OUT BREAK IN PAKISTAN
OUT BREAK IN PAKISTAN
OUT BREAK CAUSES IN PAKISTAN
CHARACTERISTIC OF DENGUE MOSQUITOS
CHARACTERISTIC OF DENGUE MOSQUITOS
LIFE CYCLE OF DENGUE MOSQUITOS
SPREAD ROUTE
SYMPTOMS OF DENGUE FEVER
SYMPTOMS OF DENGUE FEVER
DO YOU KNOW

• Mosquitos is attracted by the body ordure , carbon

dioxide and the heat emitted from the animal &
humans

• Mosquitos are more active during dawn & dusk

PEOPLE WITH MORE EXPOSURE & SLEEP IN OPEN ARE EASY
VICTIMS
PREVENTION OF DENGUE FEVER
PREVENT MOSQUITOES BREADING
PREVENT MOSQUITOES BREADING
USUAL BREEDING GROUNDS
UNUSUAL BREEDING GROUNDS
MOSQUITO WIPE-OUT CHECKS
MOSQUITO WIPE-OUT CHECKS
MOSQUITO WIPE-OUT CHECKS
HOW TO PREVENT MOSQUITOS BITES
HOW TO PREVENT MOSQUITOS BITES
STATE RESPONSIBILITIES

ERADICATION OF BREEDING SITES

STATE RESPONSIBILITIES

ERADICATION OF BREEDING SITES

COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITIES
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY
ERADICATION OF MOSQUITOS BREEDING SITES
THANK YOU