There is no specific treatment for dengue, so prevention is especially important.[1] There are many ways you can protect yourself from dengue and help stop it spreading through your community.[1,2]🪣Stop disease-carrying mosquitos from laying their eggs in, or near, water: cover water storage containers, empty and clean them every week.[3]🪣🪴🛞 Empty or remove containers that hold water, such as tires, buckets and plant pots.[3]🪴🛞 🚫 Use insect repellents, mosquito coils and vaporizers, and i

What can you do as part of an integrated dengue management strategy to help protect yourself from dengue and stop it spreading through your community? Destroy the breeding sites of disease-carrying mosquitos:[1,2] 🪣Cover water storage containers, empty and clean them every week.[1]🪣 🪴🛞 Empty or remove containers that hold water, such as tires, buckets and plant pots.[1,2]🪴🛞 🚫 Use insect repellents, mosquito coils and vaporizers, and insecticide-treated materials in your home to prevent mo

The symptoms of dengue can overlap with other diseases, making it difficult to diagnose [1]. 🤒1 in 4 dengue infections are symptomatic [2] and for people who do experience them, symptoms can vary widely, sometimes being mild, like a fever or headache [3]. 🤒 About 1 in 20 of those who experience symptoms after being infected with dengue progress to severe dengue [2]. In these rare cases, life-threatening symptoms such as shock, internal bleeding or organ failure can develop [4]. Contact your he