I want to draw attention to the fact that Dengue fever is transmitted by Aedes Aegypti, which grows in stagnant water in water containers like flower vases, uncovered barrels, buckets, and discarded tyres, but the most dangerous areas are wet shower floors and toilet tanks, as they allow the mosquitos to breed in the residence (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aedes_aegypti). Most of the plastic waste from households consists of dorsoventrally compressed plastic bags which are now lawfully banned too. These plastic bags are not filled with water, so the mosquitoes cannot breed in these.
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I want to draw attention to the fact that Dengue fever is transmitted by Aedes Aegypti, which grows in stagnant water in water containers like flower vases, uncovered barrels, buckets, and discarded tyres, but the most dangerous areas are wet shower floors and toilet tanks, as they allow the mosquitos to breed in the residence (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aedes_aegypti). Most of the plastic waste from households consists of dorsoventrally compressed plastic bags which are now lawfully banned too. These plastic bags are not filled with water, so the mosquitoes cannot breed in these.
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