Dialogue on Dengue Fever and Its Remedies

Easy Version

Puja: Hello, Rony. How are you?

Rony: I am not very well. I am worried.

Puja: Why are you worried?

Rony: Dengue fever is spreading in our area.

Puja: Yes, dengue is a serious disease.

Rony: How does dengue spread?

Puja: Dengue spreads through Aedes mosquitoes.

Rony: When do these mosquitoes bite?

Puja: They usually bite in the daytime.

Rony: What are the symptoms of dengue?

Puja: High fever, headache, body pain, and skin rash are common symptoms.

Rony: What should we do if we get dengue?

Puja: We should go to a doctor quickly.

Rony: Should we drink water?

Puja: Yes, we should drink enough water and take rest.

Rony: How can we prevent dengue?

Puja: We should keep our house and area clean.

Rony: What about stored water?

Puja: We should not let water stand in pots, tyres, or flower tubs.

Rony: Thank you for your advice.

Puja: You are welcome. Stay safe.

Medium Version

Puja: Hello, Rony. How are you?

Rony: I am not very well. I am worried about dengue fever.

Puja: Why are you worried?

Rony: Dengue fever is spreading in our area. Many people are becoming sick.

Puja: Yes, dengue is a serious disease. We should be careful.

Rony: How does dengue spread?

Puja: Dengue spreads through the bite of Aedes mosquitoes. These mosquitoes usually bite in the daytime.

Rony: What are the symptoms of dengue?

Puja: The common symptoms are high fever, severe headache, pain behind the eyes, body pain, vomiting, and skin rash.

Rony: What should a dengue patient do?

Puja: A patient should go to a doctor, take rest, and drink enough water or liquid food.

Rony: Should we take medicine by ourselves?

Puja: No, we should not take medicine without a doctor’s advice.

Rony: How can we prevent dengue?

Puja: We must keep our surroundings clean. We should not allow water to stand in pots, tyres, bottles, or flower tubs.

Rony: Should we use mosquito nets?

Puja: Yes. We should use mosquito nets, wear full-sleeve clothes, and use mosquito repellent if needed.

Rony: Now I understand. Prevention is very important.

Puja: Exactly. If we stay careful, we can reduce dengue.

Rony: Thank you for your useful advice.

Puja: You are welcome.

High-Scoring Version

Puja: Hello, Rony. How are you?

Rony: I am not feeling well mentally. I am worried about dengue fever.

Puja: I understand. Dengue fever has become a serious problem in many areas.

Rony: Yes, many people in our locality are suffering from it. Can you tell me how dengue spreads?

Puja: Dengue spreads through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes. These mosquitoes usually bite during the daytime, especially in the morning and before evening.

Rony: What are the main symptoms of dengue?

Puja: The common symptoms are high fever, severe headache, pain behind the eyes, muscle and joint pain, vomiting, weakness, and skin rash.

Rony: What should we do if someone gets these symptoms?

Puja: We should take the patient to a registered doctor as soon as possible. The patient should take complete rest and drink enough water, saline, fruit juice, or other safe fluids.

Rony: Can a dengue patient take any medicine?

Puja: Medicine should be taken only according to a doctor’s advice. We should not take strong painkillers without medical advice.

Rony: That is important. But how can we prevent dengue?

Puja: Prevention is the best way. We must destroy the breeding places of Aedes mosquitoes.

Rony: Where do these mosquitoes breed?

Puja: They breed in clean standing water. So, we should remove water from flower tubs, coconut shells, old tyres, bottles, cans, and unused pots.

Rony: What else should we do?

Puja: We should keep our homes, schools, and surroundings clean. We should use mosquito nets, wear full-sleeve clothes, and cover water containers.

Rony: Should people work together to prevent dengue?

Puja: Of course. Family members, students, schools, and local people should join hands to keep the area clean.

Rony: Now I understand that awareness is very important.

Puja: Yes. If we are careful and active, we can protect ourselves from dengue.

Rony: Thank you for explaining everything clearly.

Puja: You are welcome. Let us stay alert and help others stay safe.

Practice

Write your own dialogue using the given clues.

Write a dialogue between you and your friend about dengue fever and its remedies.

Clues:

• greet your friend
• ask how he/she is
• friend says he/she is worried
• mention dengue fever
• dengue is spreading in the area
• dengue is a serious disease
• dengue spreads through Aedes mosquitoes
• Aedes mosquitoes bite in the daytime
• mention symptoms of dengue
• high fever
• severe headache
• pain behind the eyes
• body pain
• joint pain
• vomiting
• weakness
• skin rash
• go to a registered doctor
• take rest
• drink enough water
• drink saline or fruit juice
• do not take medicine without doctor’s advice
• keep house and surroundings clean
• remove standing water
• flower tubs, old tyres, bottles, cans, coconut shells, unused pots
• use mosquito nets
• wear full-sleeve clothes
• cover water containers
• destroy mosquito breeding places
• students and local people should work together
• stay alert and safe
• end the dialogue politely

Useful Words and Expressions

• dengue fever — ডেঙ্গু জ্বর
• remedies — প্রতিকার / করণীয়
• serious disease — গুরুতর রোগ
• spreading — ছড়িয়ে পড়ছে
• area — এলাকা
• locality — স্থানীয় এলাকা
• Aedes mosquito — এডিস মশা
• infected mosquito — সংক্রমিত মশা
• mosquito bite — মশার কামড়
• daytime — দিনের বেলা
• symptoms — লক্ষণ
• high fever — উচ্চ জ্বর
• severe headache — তীব্র মাথাব্যথা
• pain behind the eyes — চোখের পেছনে ব্যথা
• body pain — শরীর ব্যথা
• joint pain — অস্থিসন্ধির ব্যথা
• vomiting — বমি
• weakness — দুর্বলতা
• skin rash — চামড়ায় লাল দাগ / র‍্যাশ
• patient — রোগী
• registered doctor — নিবন্ধিত ডাক্তার
• as soon as possible — যত দ্রুত সম্ভব
• complete rest — পূর্ণ বিশ্রাম
• drink enough water — পর্যাপ্ত পানি পান করা
• liquid food — তরল খাবার
• saline — স্যালাইন
• fruit juice — ফলের রস
• safe fluids — নিরাপদ তরল খাবার
• doctor’s advice — ডাক্তারের পরামর্শ
• painkiller — ব্যথার ওষুধ
• medical advice — চিকিৎসকের পরামর্শ
• prevention — প্রতিরোধ
• breeding place — বংশবিস্তারের স্থান
• standing water — জমে থাকা পানি
• clean standing water — পরিষ্কার জমে থাকা পানি
• flower tub — ফুলের টব
• old tyre — পুরোনো টায়ার
• bottle — বোতল
• can — কৌটা
• coconut shell — নারিকেলের খোসা
• unused pot — অব্যবহৃত পাত্র
• surroundings — আশপাশ / পরিবেশ
• mosquito net — মশারি
• mosquito repellent — মশা তাড়ানোর ওষুধ
• full-sleeve clothes — লম্বা হাতার পোশাক
• water container — পানির পাত্র
• cover water containers — পানির পাত্র ঢেকে রাখা
• destroy breeding places — বংশবিস্তারের স্থান ধ্বংস করা
• awareness — সচেতনতা
• stay alert — সতর্ক থাকা
• stay safe — নিরাপদ থাকা
• Dengue is a serious disease. — ডেঙ্গু একটি গুরুতর রোগ।
• Dengue spreads through Aedes mosquitoes. — ডেঙ্গু এডিস মশার মাধ্যমে ছড়ায়।
• Aedes mosquitoes usually bite in the daytime. — এডিস মশা সাধারণত দিনের বেলায় কামড়ায়।
• We should go to a doctor quickly. — আমাদের দ্রুত ডাক্তারের কাছে যাওয়া উচিত।
• We should not take medicine without a doctor’s advice. — ডাক্তারের পরামর্শ ছাড়া ওষুধ খাওয়া উচিত নয়।
• We must keep our surroundings clean. — আমাদের আশপাশ পরিষ্কার রাখতে হবে।
• We should not allow water to stand. — আমাদের পানি জমতে দেওয়া উচিত নয়।
• Prevention is the best way. — প্রতিরোধই সবচেয়ে ভালো উপায়।
• Let us stay alert and help others stay safe. — চলো আমরা সতর্ক থাকি এবং অন্যদের নিরাপদ থাকতে সাহায্য করি।