Mosquito trap (Dengue prevention)

 It is just a mix of water, brown sugar and yeast.      

1. Cut a plastic bottle in half, keep both parts. Can be Coca Cola / Pepsi bottle.
2. Take the lower portion of the bottle. Dissolve the brown sugar in hot water. Let it cool down to ~70 deg F.
3. Add the yeast. Carbon dioxide will form (This will attract the mosquitoes)
4. Cover the bottle with a dark wrap and place the top portion upside down like a funnel. Place it in a corner in your house.
5. In 2 weeks you will be surprised by the number of mosquitoes killed. Check this link and this other link. 

His seems like a simple and practical way to trap all types of mosquito.We can also do this at the field sites for flood victims medical camps etc. It may also trap flies.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 - Schedule

The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup will be the tenth Cricket World Cup and will be hosted by three South Asian Test cricket playing countries: India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It will be Bangladesh's first time co-hosting a Cricket World Cup. The World Cup will use cricket's One Day International format, with fourteen national cricket teams scheduled to compete. The World Cup will take place between February and early April 2011, with the first match to be played on 19 February 2011 with co-hosts India and Bangladesh facing off at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

The World Cup was also supposed to be co-hosted by Pakistan, but in the wake of the 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team in Lahore, the International Cricket Council (ICC) decided to strip Pakistan of its hosting rights. The headquarters of the organising committee were originally situated in Lahore, but have now been shifted to Mumbai. Pakistan was supposed to hold 14 matches, including one semi-final. Eight of Pakistan's matches have been awarded to India, four to Sri Lanka and two to Bangladesh.

Teams

Group A Matches
20 February 2011
09:30
New Zealand VS Kenya M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

20 February 2011
09:00
Sri Lanka VS Canada Hambantota International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota

21 February 2011
14:30
Australia VS Zimbabwe Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

23 February 2011
14:30
Pakistan Vs Kenya Hambantota International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota

25 February 2011
14:30
New Zealand Vs Australia Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

26 February 2011
14:30
Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

28 February 2011
09:30
Zimbabwe Vs Canada Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

1 March 2011
14:30
Sri Lanka Vs Kenya R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

3 March 2011
14:30
Pakistan Vs Canada R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

4 March 2011
09:30
New Zealand Vs Zimbabwe Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

5 March 2011
14:30
Sri Lanka Vs Australia R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

7 March 2011
14:30
Kenya Vs Canada Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

8 March 2011
14:30
Pakistan Vs New Zealand Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

10 March 2011
14:30
Sri Lanka Vs Zimbabwe Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

13 March 2011
09:30
New Zealand Vs Canada Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

13 March 2011
14:30
Australia Vs Kenya M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

14 March 2011
14:30
Pakistan Vs Zimbabwe Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

16 March 2011
14:30
Australia Vs Canada M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

18 March 2011
14:30
Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

19 March 2011
14:30
Pakistan Vs Australia R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

20 March 2011
09:30
Zimbabwe Vs Kenya Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Group B Matches

19 February 2011
14:30
India Match 1 Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

22 February 2011
14:30
England Vs Netherlands Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

24 February 2011
14:30
South Africa Vs West Indies Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi

25 February 2011
09:30
Bangladesh Vs Ireland Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

27 February 2011
14:30
India Match 11 England Eden Gardens, Kolkata

28 February 2011
14:30
West Indies Vs Netherlands Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi

2 March 2011
14:30
England Vs Ireland M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

3 March 2011
09:30
South Africa Vs Netherlands Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

4 March 2011
14:30
Bangladesh Vs West Indies Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

6 March 2011
14:30
India Vs Ireland M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

6 March 2011
09:30
England Vs South Africa M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

9 March 2011
14:30
India Vs Netherlands Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi

11 March 2011
09:30
Ireland Vs West Indies Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

11 March 2011
14:30
Bangladesh Vs England Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong

12 March 2011
14:30
India Vs South Africa Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

14 March 2011
09:30
Bangladesh Vs Netherlands Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong

15 March 2011
14:30
South Africa Vs Ireland Eden Gardens, Kolkata

17 March 2011
14:30
England Vs West Indies M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

18 March 2011
09:30
Ireland Vs Netherlands Eden Gardens, Kolkata

19 March 2011
09:30
Bangladesh Vs South Africa Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

20 March 2011
14:30
India Vs West Indies M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Quarter-finals

23 March 2011
14:30
Group A1 Vs Group B4 Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

24 March 2011
14:30
Group A2 Vs Group B3 R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

25 March 2011
14:30
Group A3 Vs Group B2 Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

26 March 2011
14:30
Group A4 Vs Group B1 Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Semi-finals

29 March 2011
14:30
Winner of Match 43 VS Winner of Match 44 R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

30 March 2011
14:30
Winner of Match 45 Vs Winner of Match 46 Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

Final Match

2 April 2011
14:30
Winner of Match 47 Match 49 Winner of Match 48 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Dengue Fever, Symptoms , Causes and Prevention

Dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) are acute febrile diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, which occur in the tropics, can be life-threatening, and are caused by four closely related virus serotypes of the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae. It is also known as breakbone fever, since it can be extremely painful. Unlike malaria, dengue is just as prevalent in the urban districts of its range as in rural areas. Each serotype is sufficiently different that there is no cross-protection and epidemics caused by multiple serotypes (hyperendemicity) can occur. Dengue is transmitted to humans by the Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti or more rarely the Aedes albopictus mosquito. The mosquitoes that spread dengue usually bite at dusk and dawn but may bite at any time during the day, especially indoors, in shady areas, or when the weather is cloudy.

The WHO says some 2.5 billion people, two fifths of the world's population, are now at risk from dengue and estimates that there may be 50 million cases of dengue infection worldwide every year. The disease is now endemic in more than 100 countries. (wikipedia)

Dengue fever is a disease caused by a family of viruses that are transmitted by mosquitoes. It is an acute illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with symptoms such as headache, fever, exhaustion, severe muscle and joint pain, swollen glands (lymphadenopathy), and rash. The presence (the "dengue triad") of fever, rash, and headache (and other pains) is particularly characteristic of dengue. Other signs of dengue fever include bleeding gums, severe pain behind the eyes, and red palms and soles.

Symptoms

• Dengue starts with chills
• Headache
• Pain upon moving the eyes
• Low backache
• Painful aching in the legs and joints occurs during the first hours of illness.
• The temperature rises quickly as high as 104 F (40 C), with relative low heart rate (bradycardia) and low blood pressure (hypotension).
• The eyes become reddened.
• A flushing or pale pink rash comes over the face and then disappears. The glands (lymph nodes) in the neck and groin are often swollen.
• Fever and other signs of dengue last for two to four days, followed by a rapid drop in body temperature (defervescence) with profuse sweating. This precedes a period with normal temperature and a sense of well-being that lasts about a day. A second rapid rise in temperature follows.
• A characteristic rash appears along with the fever and spreads from the extremities to cover the entire body except the face.
• The palms and soles may be bright red and swollen. (medicinenet)

Prevention

• Empty stagnant water from old tires, trash cans, and flower pots.
• Governmental initiatives to decrease mosquitoes also help to keep the disease in check but have been poorly effective.
• To prevent mosquito bites, wear long pants and long sleeves.
• For personal protection, use mosquito repellant sprays that contain DEET when visiting places where dengue is endemic.
• Limiting exposure to mosquitoes by avoiding standing water and staying indoors two hours after sunrise and before sunset will help.  (medicinenet)

Various Treatments Found over Internet

• “While most patients recover with supportive care, there is no specific treatment for dengue fever,” says Dr Salahuddin.
• Grind 100 gm red Apples in 1qtr hot milk ... use it twice a day

 

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