How to Protect Your Family from Chikungunya This Monsoon?

Do you know that mosquitoes are the deadliest creatures? Though tiny in size, these flying beasts can infect us with severe mosquito-borne diseases like Chikungunya, Dengue, and Malaria. With monsoons around, it becomes all the more important to look for the best mosquito control measures to protect yourself and your family from diseases like Chikungunya.

Every year, we see a sharp surge in the number of Chikungunya fever cases in cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, and Bengaluru especially, during the rainy season because the Chikungunya mosquito is found to be most active during this particular season.

So, gear up to protect yourself and your family from the wrath of the Chikungunya mosquito this monsoon by gaining some valuable knowledge through this post.

Get Professional Mosquito Treatment from HiCare

Save yourself and your family this monsoon season from the deadly Chikungunya and Dengue mosquitoes by booking a professional mosquito control treatment from HiCare. Thinking why to choose such a treatment from HiCare? It is because the company has rich experience providing all kinds of pest control services PAN-India.
A mosquito control treatment conducted by the highly trained team of HiCare ensures a significant reduction in the number of mosquitoes inside your home using less chemicals because the company believes that “Less is More”.

3X Mosquito Pest Control Protects Your Family from Chikungunya

If you want to just sit and enjoy the rain showers from the window without fearing mosquitoes, then book the ultimate 3X Mosquito Control Treatment from HiCare. This revolutionary treatment conducted by the expert hygiene experts of the company allows you to keep your windows open 24×7 without letting a single mosquito enter your home.

3X- Three Steps Against Chikungunya

1. 1X- Smart Air: Installing an automatic wall dispenser AutoMos to keep mosquitoes away
2. 2X- Smart Walls: Conducting an encapsulated wall spray treatment to kill all the hiding mosquitoes
3. 3X- Smart Water: Finishing an anti-larval treatment to get rid of the mosquito eggs to prevent mosquito breeding

Facts About Chikungunya Fever

1. What is Chikungunya: Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne disease caused by the CHIKV or Chikungunya Virus belonging to the Alphavirus genus of the Togaviridae family.
2. What causes Chikungunya: Chikungunya is caused when an infected Aedes mosquito bites a person and transfers the infection.
3. What are common Chikungunya Symptoms: Chikungunya virus symptoms may include high fever, swelling, nausea, fatigue, rashes, joint pain, muscle pain, weakness, and dizziness.
4. What is Chikungunya Treatment: There is no specific Chikungunya treatment, but since it is a viral infection, the patient is prescribed some non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to give relief from pain and fever.

Also Read: How to Control Mosquitoes Inside and Outside Home?

6 Important tips to Prevent Chikungunya Mosquitoes During Monsoons

If you wish to protect your family from Chikungunya fever, then it is essential to take some preventive steps to control mosquitoes during the monsoon season:

1. Remove Standing Water: Avoid standing water anywhere inside or outside the home, because these become mosquito breeding grounds. For this, remove stagnant water from flowerpots, buckets, bird feeders, air coolers, and old containers.
2. Install Mosquito Nets and Screens: Mosquito nets continue to be one of the most reliable ways of keeping mosquitoes away, especially when one wants to sleep without the disturbance of these buzzing species. These days, you can also install mosquito screens on your windows and doors.
3. Wear Protective Clothing: The key to minimising the risk of Chikungunya in monsoons is to also minimize the exposed parts of your body. Wear full-length clothes such as long pants, socks, and long-sleeved shirts to prevent mosquito bites.
4. Install AutoMos Mosquito Repellent Dispenser: For those who need 24×7 mosquito protection inside the home without doing much, the best option is to book the AutoMos Starter Pack. Once installed, you get to enjoy 90 days of uninterrupted mosquito protection with one single refill of AutoMos.
5. Avoid Being Too Smelly: Mosquitoes are naturally drawn towards CO2 and sweat. Therefore, make it a habit and encourage your family members to keep themselves clean and dry. When sweaty, try to change clothes or bathe to prevent mosquitoes from coming around for a bite.
6. Hire HiCare for Professional Mosquito Control Treatment: Enjoy rains and leave all your worries about mosquitoes on the professional HiCare team. Book a mosquito pest control treatment from HiCare, and they will ensure you live in a mosquito-free home without any fear of Chikungunya mosquitoes.

Conclusion

Let monsoons be only for umbrellas, raincoats, outings, and paper boats. Keep no space for mosquitoes to infect you or your family with Chikungunya by booking a mosquito control from HiCare. You can also consider the same renowned company to keep cockroaches, bed bugs, termites, and wood borers away by booking other pest control services too at very competitive pricing.