Question: National Dengue Day is observed on …
(a) May 16th
(b) May 15th
(c) May 17th
(d) May 14th
Ans: (a)
Related Fact :
- National Dengue Day was observed on May 16, throughout the country.
- The objective of observing this day is to control the Dengue through awareness and preventive actions till transmission season is over.
- Dengue is a common viral disease spread by mosquito bite. It is transmitted by a mosquito called Aedes Aegypti. It occurs in two forms.
- The first form is, Classical Dengue fever also known as break bone fever because of the severe pain it develops in patients’ joints.
- The second form is Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever which is not only painful but also deadly. It usually results in abnormal bleeding from nose, gums or as blood in urine.
- The disease is endemic in more than 100 countries in the WHO regions of Africa, the Americas, the Eastern Mediterranean, South-East Asia and the Western Pacific. The America, South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions are the most seriously affected.
- The best way to prevent dengue is to avoid mosquito bite and mosquito breeding in and around the houses.
Reference:
http://nvbdcp.gov.in/Doc/Observance-National-Dengue-Day-16May2017.pdf
http://nvbdcp.gov.in/DENGU1.html