The Dhaka Times Desk We all know that dropping alum in water kills many harmful bacteria. However, many of us do not know that this alum can be used for many purposes.
When the water purifier at home goes bad for some reason, we run to the market to buy alum. Dropping alum in water also removes many harmful bacteria. However, many of us do not know that this alum can be used for many purposes. Find out today.
# If you don't have baking powder at home, you can use alum. You can use alum in cooking to make cakes, muffins or to make naan, kulcha.
# usually occurs during winters with colds and coughs. To get rid of sore throat, you can mix alum, ginger and honey in lukewarm water and you will get benefits.
# is often found to cause bad odors in refrigerators. And that stench spread to the food. You can put alum powder in a bowl to remove bad smell from the fridge.
# can also use alum to clean the Henschel sparkle. And to do this, mix a large piece of alum in hot water. Now if you clean the heshel with that water, the heshel will also be clean and sterile.
# Alum can also be used in skin care if you keep it. If you mix rose water with alum and use it on acne, you can get rid of acne, and the scars will also disappear. Source: Anandabazar Online.
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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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