Rahul read in the news paper that the dengue fever is spreading in his  locality.List two preventive measures that you would take if you were Rahul. How does dengue fever spread?  

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Dengue fever is caused by a virus of the Flaviviridae family, which is spread by mosquitoes, particularly of the Aedes species. 

Prevention of this deadly disease depends on control of and protection from the bites of the mosquito that transmits it. The primary method to do so is to eliminate the habitats of the mosquito majorly during their breeding season i.e. rains. Their habitat is stagnant clean water. So it includes prevention of standing of any stagnant water in our environment and homes like flower pots, coolers etc where the mosquito can
breed. Also, insecticides or biological control agents e.g.DEET N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide should be added to these areas. People should avoid mosquito bites by wearing clothing that fully covers the skin using mosquito nets while sleeping and applying mosquito repellants.

Hope this information will clear your doubts about the topic.    Regards