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Scene One: House fly and mosquito meet.
Mosquito : Hello Mr. Fly, do you know me?
House Fly : Ha ha ha! Of course I know you. You are the brave one who drinks the blood of humans, aren’t you? I am happy to meet you brother, you spread many diseases.
Mosquito : Yes! Many diseases like chikungunya, dengue fever, malaria and elephantiasis are spread among humans because of me. It makes me very sad. But what can I do?
House Fly : Where do you live, brother?
Mosquito : In this city itself. There is a house with waste piled up near the sewage drain. There are places which filled with dirty water. We lay eggs there, multiply and take over the place.
Who are the characters in this skit?
What are the situations in which they multiply?
What are the problems that they create for humans?
Which are the diseases they spread?
HOUSEFLY
Seen in unclean places.
Mostly seen in places when things decay.
Diseases spread by flies
Cholera, Dysentery, Thyphoid
How do flies spread diseases?
Germs in dirty places get stuck to the body of the fly. When it sits on our food, the germs are transferred to the food. When we eat such food, we catch diseases.
How Can we prevent diseases spread by flies?
Keep food in closed containers. Keep surroundings clean.
MOSQUITOES
Lay eggs in stagnant water.
Diseases spread by Mosquitoes
Malaria, Dengu fever, Chikungunya, Elephantiasis
How do Mosquitoes spread diseases?
When a mosquito bites a sick person, the disease germs enter the body of the mosquito. When it bites a healthy person, the germs enter the body of that person. Then he becomes ill.
How Can we prevent diseases spread by Mosquitoes?
Don't allow stagnant water to remain in anywhere. Water stands in coconut shells, flower pots, used tyres, egg shells etc...
RATS
Rats live in small burrows. They bites into whatever they see.
Diseases spread by rats.
Rat fever, Plague
How do rats spread diseases?
Diseases spread through the urine and excreta of rats. The excreta and urine fall on the food materials and polluted them.
