It aims to raise awareness about dengue and its preventive measures, and preparedness for control of the vector-borne disease before the transmission season begins.
Dengue is spread through the bite of the female mosquito (Aedes aegypti).
These mosquitoes carry viruses that cause West Nile Virus illness and yellow fever.
Dengue is a mosquito-borne disease.
It is caused by the dengue virus of four distinct serotypes — DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3 and DEN-4.