Summer and fall are breeding seasons for mosquitos and peak seasons for outbreak of infectious diseases like dengue fever. Dengue fever is mainly spread by Aedes albopictus and the best way to prevent it is eradicating mosquitos. Consequently, let's take actions together to remove the ponding, kill mosquitos and prevent from being bited. Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) experts remind people that we should take following measures to prevent dengue fever.

A. The key to prevent infectious diseases with mosquitos as media like dengue fever is to avoid being bited by mosquitos. Therefore, international students are recommended wearing long sleeves and pants and using insect repellant whenever they go outside. Besides, students should avoid staying in the shade outside like the shade of trees and grass when Aedes albopictus frequently take activities (7:00-9:00 am,4:00-6:00 pm). When sleeping, students need to hang mosquito nets to keep mosquitos out.

B. Clean the places timely where mosquitos breed. Water container and garbage should be removed in time. In order to prevent mosquitos from breeding, Students should remove the ponding, expecilly that in the plant pot, the balcony and the corridors.

C. If you have symptoms like sudden high fever, conjunctival flushing, headache and muscle and joint pain, you are required to contact the university hospital for timely professional help, and report to the International Student Affairs Office as soon as possible.

D. Please actively participate in the activities of eliminating mosquitos with relative departments.

International Education Center

6 September 2019