To some tropical countries, water-related diseases are notorious. Without trying to intimidate, you must not put this issue aside as you may suffer this kind of disease such as Dengue High Fever (DHF), Malaria, and /or Tsetse.
To remind you, even a clean house can be attacked by the vectors of the disease, the mosquitoes. It’s the mosquitoes’ parasites that are harmful to humans. A routine check and cleaning have to be done precisely as there are many reasons why water-related diseases still increase the number, namely:
1. People are developing resistance to anti malarial drugs
2. Mosquitoes are developing resistance to DDT, the major insecticide used
3. Environmental changes are creating new breeding sites (location)
4. Migration, climate change, and creation of new habitats means that fewer people build up natural immunity to the diseases
5. Many malaria/DHF control programs have slowed or been abandoned.
In consequence, to minimize the risk of getting the diseases on you, why don’t you do the followings around the premises of your house:
1. An abandoned pond should be closed down/buried, or you can reestablish it by keeping fish. The fish will consume mosquito larvae
2. Using Polystyrene Spheres covering the surface of the water causing the larvae lacking air and die
3. Drain bodies of stagnant water
4. Cover water storage containers tightly
5. Cleaning the house’s sewer, canals, and water reservoirs
6. Sleep using bed nets, and apply mosquito repellent liquid for skin
7. Cooperate with neighbors to arrange fogging periodically
8. Avoid hanging clothes on the hanger for days as this could be the comfort zone for the mosquitoes to stalk you and the family members.
Last but not least, gather some knowledge on water-related diseases and keep updated may reduce the risk of getting the disease.
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