Fever is almost epidemic in all big cities, town and metro of India, it causes huge morbidity and few mortalities too, in spite of the national programme of Swachhat Bharat, cases of Dengue and chikungunya are in huge numbers even in the capital of India since last few years.It appears we are helpless to tackle it. There is a paradigm shift in Aedes mosquitoes, which cause dengue fever. and chikungunya too. Traditionally, Aedes aegypti has been regarded as a day biter and one which breeds indoors and also bites inside the house. But This perception no longer holds true.
Then - It bites only in the day.Now - It bites in the light. Day and night does not matter. Then - It breeds in safe water.Now - It breeds in stagnant water from natural sources. Then - It breeds only inside the house.Now - It breeds both inside and outside the house, in any discarded objects/containers with stagnant…
