What is ring worm (Dermatophytosis) and Dengue it's prevention and treatment

 Dengue fever

" dengue fever is painful debilitating Vector Borne Disease caused by any one of four closely related to Dengue viruses.
 Dengue  virus is transmitted through the bit of female "Aedes"mosquito  the mosquito take up to Dengue virus when it suck blood of person suffering from dengue it cannot be separated directly from one person to another person".


Ring worm 


Ring worm

" it is a fungal infection of the skin it caused many fungal species belonging to genera---
"Trichophyton and "Microsporum".
This fungi feed on keratin in skin, hair and nails.

Signs and symptoms:

(1):- infected skin shows enlarged, red ring causes due to ringworm.
(2):- Appearance of dry, scaly lesions on various part of the body.these red patches causes intense itching.
(3):- Ifaction to nails is termed as "Onychomycosis", in which nails become thik,discolored and disfigured.
(4):- Athlete's foot is the fungal infections that usually begging between the toes.

Mode of transmission:

Ringworm separate by sharing of clothes,comb  of infected person etc.
 close contact with infected person is another mode of of infection of ringworm. ringworm is a also separate by person to person by their contact.

Diagnosis and treatment:

Diagnosis is done by physical examination of treatment used drugs like "Nystain,"Fluconazole" ,Intraconazola,etc.

Prevention and control:

Ringworm can be prevent by avoiding close contact sharing of clothes, sports equipments.
 washing clothes in hot water with fungicidal soap its help to destroy the fungal pathogen.

Can you tell ?

Question (1):- which are the disease that can be avoided by a
Eradication of mosquito in your area?

Question (2):- what are the various way in which mosquito can be eradicated from any area?

Question (3):- what preparation will you take if you are travelling in an area which has lot of mosquitoes?


Golden words:- 
Prevention is better than cure.


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