I am not a doctor by profession, but of curiosity and a desire to equip myself with knowledge, I have learnt the following things about Dengue and chicken gunya:-
1. These diseases have originated from Tanzania, and spreading to Asian countries. 2. They are caused by a mosquito breed known as Alepsi egyptus, which bite people mainly in the daytime between 2 pm and 5 pm. Those who go for afternoon siesta should adequately guard themselves against their bites. These musquitos are found found in damp places like the freezer boxes of the refrigerator, places of damp squalor, stagnaNt water, in dark places unexposed to sunlight (which means that residences with adequate sunlight and flow of air are realtively safe), stored water in coolers, damp coconut shells, in unused vehicle tyres which might have accumulated water after rains etc. 3. They are not viral fevers, spreading from person to person and no spcific treatment is avilable except for controlling fever through paracetamol/ fever reducing medicines.
4.The after effects of these fevers are very severe, lasting for months together particularly in the case of chicken gunya.
