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How can malaria be controlled?

Prevention of reproduction

Mosquitoes lay their eggs in trapped water. Appropriate measures should be taken to prevent water from becoming trapped in the compound. Bury the necessary canals, ponds etc. near the house with soil (bio environmental). Mosquito larval fish should be released in canals and ponds that cannot be buried. These two species of fish are called Guppy Fish and Gumbusia Affinis.

These fish are released into the sewers in districts and urban areas under the leadership of health officials. Temephos is applied to stagnant sewers to destroy mosquito eggs in urban areas. In urban areas, mechanical smoke of Malthian is used in case of high mosquito infestation and high fever.

Personal Protection

Always use a Mosquito net at bedtime to protect against mosquito bites. Use of chemical Mosquito net s in malaria-infested areas gives good results. This medicine is called K-Othrin. Once applied to the Mosquito net, it remains effective for six months.

Malaria Prevention Month

Malaria is a health problem in about 130 countries around the world. India is one of these. The prevalence of malaria is not equal in different states and the prevalence of malaria is much higher in some areas of the same district. The month of June is celebrated as 'Malaria Prevention Month' across the country besides regular campaigns by health workers to control the disease among the people.

There are many ways to prevent malaria among the people. There are many ways to prevent malaria among the people. This is because all possible measures are taken to prevent malaria in June. Therefore, June is called Malaria Prevention Month.

Preventive measures against malaria

1. Consult a doctor or health worker at the nearest health center as soon as you have a fever. Get regular medical services including free blood tests as advised by your doctor.

2. If you are diagnosed with malaria, take the medicines prescribed by your doctor completely.

3. Stagnant water is a good breeding ground for mosquitoes, so be careful not to accumulate water in drains or broken dishes around the house.

4. Always use a Mosquito net at night. Medicated Mosquito net s are more effective.

5. Please cooperate fully with the DDT sprayers employed by the government.

6. Seek preventive advice from health workers before visiting malaria-infested areas. If necessary, get blood tests and doctors' advice after the visit.

Encephalitis (Japanese encephalitis)

What is Japanese encephalitis?

Japanese encephalitis is a fever of the brain. The fever is caused by a mosquito bite caused by a virus called the Japanese encephalitis virus.

How can I tell if I have Japanese encephalitis?

If a person has a fever for two or three days and if the fever hits the head, it is known that the disease is present. Fever is accompanied by headache, wrong speech, blurred vision, unconsciousness, and fits. Japanese encephalitis can occur in this condition.

Is there any fear of Japanese encephalitis?

Japanese encephalitis can kill patients if not treated immediately.

How does Japanese encephalitis occur?

In fact, the virus is spread by animals such as pigs, birds (hedgehogs, quail, and migratory birds), mosquitoes, etc. However, if the mosquito outbreak increases in an area for any reason, the mosquitoes bite animals as well as humans and the person becomes infected with Japanese encephalitis.

In addition, if there are pigs in a barn and a mosquito carrying the encephalitis virus bites the pig, the virus enters the body of the pig and multiplies significantly. Mosquitoes from such pigs can easily spread encephalitis to people living nearby.

However, the disease is not spread from an infected person to a healthy person.

What to do if you have Japanese encephalitis?

If Japanese encephalitis is suspected, the patient should be taken from home to the nearest hospital as soon as possible. This disease is caused by viruses and also in the brain, so timely treatment should be given to the patient. Otherwise, the patient may die. Doctors should provide treatment in their own hospital or at the next hospital. If the patient is taken to a distance for treatment, the brain concussion can make the patient's condition worse.

Is there anything you can do for this patient at home?

If the patient has a high fever by the time he is taken to the hospital if encephalitis is suspected, wipe the patient's body with a cloth soaked in water. The patient should be allowed to cool down.

If the patient is vomiting or unconscious, do not give the patient anything to eat. The unconscious patient should not be lying on his back but should be lying on his back and cleaning the saliva from his mouth from time to time.

How can I avoid Japanese encephalitis?

Japanese encephalitis is caused by mosquito bites. Therefore, you should avoid mosquito bites. In the evening, incense should be burned inside the house and given to the barn. Cover your body with clothes as much as possible to prevent mosquito bites. Wear long sleeves, long pants, etc. at all times.

If you have a pig pen, keep the pigs in the pen at least from March to September and use pillows around the pen to prevent mosquitoes from entering. In addition, the pillow should be treated with insecticide.

If fogging is done to prevent the disease, the doors and windows of the houses should be opened to allow smoke to enter the house. The smoke kills the mosquitoes taking refuge inside the house.

Is there any way to prevent Japanese encephalitis?

Vaccination can also protect against Japanese encephalitis. The vaccine is currently being given to children aged 1-15 years in the endemic areas and is being given to children aged 1 year at a later date. This vaccine is enough to take once in a lifetime. If any child in your area has not yet received the vaccine, contact your nearest health center.

Remember, the mortality rate of Japanese encephalitis will be greatly reduced if patients are treated at the nearest hospital. The treatment is the same in all hospitals.