The arrival of heavy rains about a month ago has brought significant relief and happiness by resolving water shortages. However, the monsoon season also leads to stagnant water puddles, creating ideal breeding conditions for mosquitoes, particularly the Aedes aegypti variety, which spreads dengue fever. Dr. Ajithkumar, Additional Chief Physician at Apollo AyurVAID is here to talk to us in-depth about precautions to be followed to prevent dengue. He mentions that hospitals have started reporting numerous fever cases, many presenting flu-like symptoms such as high fever, severe body aches, extreme weakness, and in some instances, blood in sputum or stools.