Saturday, March 30, 2013

WHY & HOW MOSQUITO SHOULD BE ERRADICATED


DEAR FREINDS,

WHY IT IS ESSENTIAL TO ERRADICATE MOSQUITO
1.Because it causes discomfort,diseases & death.
2.It disturbs sleep leading to inadequate sleep which may lead to industrial & road side serious accidents.
3.One has to burn goodnights ,all outs kchuwa chap agarwati etc ,has to keep the windows 7 doors closed to prevent mosquitoes from entering house.All this causes indoor pollution & increased chance of transmission of communicable diseases.
4.One has to put the fan on high speed to avoid its bite causing increases incidence of breathing problems,common cold etc specially in children & old age leading to hospitalisation
5.By taking all measures ,one or its all family members, cannot be 100% sure of safety from mosquito bite all the time.
6.Because it is very very easy to eradicate mosquito rather then to prevent its bite if we take following steps.
7.If mosquitoes are not eradicated ,a society of say 1000 houses looses annuallyat least 30,000/year on purchase of mosquito repellents besides other above mentioned risks & problems.
8.Blood & platelets transfusion has its own dangerous risks of transmission of blood born diseases like hepatitis B & HIV
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                


STEPS TO BE TAKEN TO ERRADICATE MOSQUITO :
1.First of all we have to believe /convince ourselves that:
a) mosquito can be eradicated .
b)Mosquito can breed in stagnant water only if an adult mosquito from somewhere comes to site of stagnant water & lays eggs in it .
3.We ourselves have to search for breeding sites not only in our desert coolers but in other places also like any water collection in drains ,ditches ,ponds etc. For such a dangerous animal ,one does not have to depend upon officials of govt department when it is only one time measure & one can do it.If we search 100 sites we may find breeding in only 10 sites & if we spray diesel in all 10 sites ,next time we may find breeding in only 1-2 sites.The number has to decrease day by day.In just 10 days an area can be free from mosquitoes for ever if adjacent RWAs do it together .
4.We have to survey the area & find out the colony which is having massive mosquito presence even in severe winter or severe summer.It can be confirmed by visiting the colony in the evening & looking for mosquitoes & speaking to people.
5.Search or ask people  of the area with heavy mosquito presence about where abouts of massive  collection of water .
6.Look for area of maximum breeding & get it cleaned by paying to the casual willing workers living nearby.We can always find some needy persons who will do it for some money.Put some diesel to kill larvae.If stagnation is removed or the water is cleaned of major debris & some diesel is sprayed the breeding may not recur.If it recurs ,the process can  be repeated once or twice every 4th day.
Mosquitoes of all types whether of dengue or malaria or brain fever , come out & fly off from the place of breeding in evening just after sunset & can be easily seen.It indirectly identifies the hidden place of breeding which some times may be difficult to detect in day time as some times water is too little & hidden to be seen in the partially covered drains.Initially it is difficult to identify larvae specially if they are too many & mixed with debris.It becomes esy to identify if we sprinkle little diesel over the suspected site of breeding.If there is breeding the water surface will start vibrating due to increased activity of larvae due to blockage of dissolved oxygen supply & larvae will stand out clearly .
7.When a big site is eradicated/controlled ,many small sites automatically vanish & 99% of mosquito problem in an area of 8 kms around is solved.If at all ,there remains an area with breeding ,it can be detected & controlled.
8.Today the problem is as we all including the care takers of buildings ,schools ,institutions only worry about breeding in desert coolers as malaria department challans only if there is breeding in desert coolers .All of us are conditioned to look only in coolers.We all think that to check & take care of breeding in drains 7 ponds is the duty of malaria workers .We all depend upon few workers of malaria department for our dangerous problem of centuries.This problem is no problem if we just share the work of malaria department & look for  breeding sites other then desert coolers not only in rainy season but even in severe winter & cold ,not only in our own colony but in other colonies also.
9.We all are intelligent .It is not right to allow mosquito to kill us ,terrorise us ,to lock our selves behind closed doors & windows.
10.Remeber it breeds only in stagnant water that too in that portion which is in darkness & all larvae die if diesel/kerosene oil sprayed.
Dr VK AGGARWAL
A-7 EAST OF KAILASH NEW DELHI 110065
8800164455

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