Kid's Health Tips: Dengue quickly makes children its victims, keep them safe with the help of these safety tips..
Dengue: For the last few days, there has been a continuous wave of diseases and infections across the country. On one hand, after Corona, the Nipah virus has increased the concern of the people, while on the other hand, the increasing severity of dengue is becoming a problem for the people. In the last few days, there has been an alarming increase in dengue cases in Bengaluru, which is known as the technical capital of the country.
Dengue is a serious disease spread by mosquitoes, which usually prey on people with weak immunity. In such a situation, children and elderly people are becoming more vulnerable to it. In such a situation, it is important that appropriate steps are taken to protect children from this serious disease and its serious consequences. If you also want to keep your child safe, then take special care of these things.
Choosing the right clothes
The best and easiest way to prevent dengue is to protect yourself from mosquitoes. In such a situation, to keep your children away from mosquitoes, make them wear light, loose-fitting, and full-sleeved clothes. Doing this will protect them from mosquitoes. Also, do not let them go out of the house in the evening or at night.
Do not allow water to accumulate around the house
To avoid dengue, it is important that you keep your house and its surrounding area clean. Also, keep in mind that there should not be stagnant water anywhere near your house, because mosquitoes breed easily in such water. Also, close the windows and doors of the house in the evening, so that mosquitoes cannot enter the house.
Take care of personal hygiene
Dengue is spread by a virus called dengue through the bite of a mosquito of the Aedes species. In such a situation, take special care of the hygiene of your children to avoid any kind of germs, etc. For this, inculcate the habit of washing hands in your children before eating, after returning from school, and after touching potentially contaminated objects.
Give nutritious food to children
Dengue generally makes people with weak immunity its victims. In such a situation, to keep your children away from this disease, feed them a balanced diet rich in all the essential nutrients like vitamins and minerals. For this, you can include vitamin C-rich foods like oranges, kiwi, lemon, strawberry, cabbage, cauliflower, and tomato in their diet, which will also help in increasing immunity.
Mosquito net or mosquito repellent cream
The best way to avoid this disease, which is mainly spread by mosquitoes, is to keep mosquitoes away from yourself. In such a situation, you can use mosquito nets or any mosquito repellent cream to protect your children from mosquitoes.
Maintain cleanliness of the house
To stay away from any disease, it is important that you take care of necessary cleanliness. To create a healthy environment for your baby, wash, change and clean sheets, blankets and other household items regularly.
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