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Mosquito

All about Malaria, symptoms, prevention & treatment

anopheles mosquito malaria

Last week, all the news channels in Kerala were enthusiastically reporting the detection of five “cerebral malaria” cases in Kozhikode district. All the cases were surprisingly detected in a single house! The newly elected health minister, director of health service department, health secretary and other healthcare workers were concerned. That’s because malaria is a serious … Read moreAll about Malaria, symptoms, prevention & treatment

Why You Should Use a Mosquito Net

mosquito net

It’s unknown as to when and who invented the mosquito nets, but there are evidences of it’s use from the pre-historic time onwards. Cleopatra, the beautiful pharaoh used to sleep under a mosquito net! There has been citations of the use of mosquito nets in ancient Indian literature dating back to the medieval ages. It … Read moreWhy You Should Use a Mosquito Net

A Note on the Japanese Encephalitis (JE) Outbreak

Japanese Encephalitis mosquito

This article is inspired from a news scroll which flashed the outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in the Odisha state of India. An alarming number of persons in the tribal village of Malkangiri district was affected by the dangerous Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV). As I write this article, more than 80 persons have lost their … Read moreA Note on the Japanese Encephalitis (JE) Outbreak