The Dhaka Times Desk Women have long necks like giraffes. Looks really weird! It seems that the head is floating in the void! A strange village of long neck women 'Long Neck Women Village'!
From childhood, they lengthen their necks by using brass rings around their necks. That's why they are also called giraffe women. Tourists from around the world flock to this village in Thailand to see giraffe women.
Generally healthy women's throats are not so high. That's why the village is called 'Long Neck Women Village' ie village of long neck women.
Hearing such stories, it may seem that a movie or a story is being discussed, it is said about a fictional place. But no! Such a village actually exists in Thailand.
A tribe of the Kayan community called the Kayan Lahbi lives in the mountainous areas bordering Myanmar and northern Thailand. Kayan women have been very beautiful for generations. Their beauty is enhanced by this giraffe neck.
But the surprising thing is that these women are not born with long necks. At birth, their throats are like five other normal girls. They wear rings on their necks to protect the traditions of their community from generation to generation.
In this village, girls are made to wear gold colored twisted ring around their neck from the age of 5 years. And every year the number of rings increases. And so one ring after another is added till the age of 21. In these 21 years, the Kayan women never opened the ring.
Then after 21 years when this ring was opened from their neck, and then the black mark of the ring sat on the neck. The neck looks strangely narrow and long. According to many, they wear this heavy neck protection to protect themselves from tiger attacks.
Kayan women take pride in this perfect beauty. Every year many tourists flock to this village to see the giraffe women. And the local government is making income by using this tourism industry. Kayan women sell their handicrafts to tourists. Tourists are fascinated and amazed by these women.
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How to prevent dengue
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral fever. This fever is different from other viral or bacterial fevers. However, this fever is not contagious in any way. This viral fever can occur alone or in combination with other viruses (chikungunya, yellow fever, Burma forest, flu, respiratory syncytial) and bacteria (pneumococcus).
Dengue fever is divided into two categories depending on the severity of symptoms and fever.
1. Common dengue fever
2. Dengue fever with bleeding.
In the case of common dengue fever, the following symptoms are mainly seen-
1. Sudden high fever lasting 2 to 7 days.
2. Severe headache.
3. Pain behind the eyes.
4. Along with the fever, red rash appears all over the body.
5. Severe pain in whole body as well as back pain.
6. Nausea or vomiting.
7. A rash or red bumps on the skin.
In case of dengue fever with bleeding:
1. Bleeding from nose, mouth or vomiting with high fever within 2 to 48 hours.
2. Fluid accumulation in chest or abdomen along with fever.
If any of these symptoms appear, seek medical attention immediately.
On the other hand
Wait at home for the first 3 days of fever. On the other hand, sponge the whole body with water every now and then. This will reduce the level of fever. Drink enough water and rest. After that, if the fever does not decrease or if it continues to increase after some time, consult a doctor immediately.
Things to do to prevent Dengue:
1. Try to keep the surroundings of the house as clean as possible.
2. If there are flower tubs or broken plastic bottles, can shells, tires or polythene inside the house, clean them quickly and drain the accumulated water from the flower tubs.
3. Spray or fog at least 3 times a week to kill mosquitoes.
4. You can keep mosquito repellent cream with you while going out.
5. After evening, younger and older members of the household should use mosquito nets.
6. Clean up any accumulated rain water, as this is the time when Aedes mosquitoes lay their eggs.
7. On the other hand, you can use mats along with mosquito nets to avoid mosquito infestation.
8. Since Aedes mosquitoes bite during the day, it is important to avoid sleeping with mosquito nets while sleeping during the day. Source: https://dmpnews.org
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