Dengue (Break Bone Fever) Dengue virus is transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito. Dengue virus, pathogen Aedes aegypti, vector CDC/University of South Carolina Biomedical Sciences/Wikimedia Commons CDC/ Prof. Frank Hadley Collins, Dir., Center for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, Univ. of Notre Dame Molekuul/Shutterstock.com

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Mosquito Breeding Grounds in Tropical and Subtropical Climates Natural Habitats Puddles of standing water Manmade Habitats Tire dumps Photos by Lauren Graham

International Public Health Campaigns Hong Kong Lee Snider Photo Images/Shutterstock.com Brazil By Andrevruas, via Wikimedia Commons French Guiana By Cayambe, via Wikimedia Commons

Student-Led Public Education Campaign: Pakistan Asianet-Pakistan / Shutterstock.com

Public Education in Residential Neighborhoods: Singapore By Project Manhattan, via Wikimedia Commons

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Why not just distribute bed nets? Bed nets are an effective way to prevent mosquito bites and dengue fever transmission… … unless people in the town have other needs for nets. Leospek/Shutterstock.com Photo by Lauren Graham Other uses for bed nets: protect garden from animals, enclose a chicken coop, wear as a wedding veil, store food in a hammock above the ground, fish for food Cultural factors: attracts ghosts, women cannot conceive under a bed net, a certain percentage of people are just going to die of dengue or malaria

Created by Yale Graduate Students in Environmental Science Class for International Red Cross/Red Crescent The game teaches children and adults in foreign countries how mosquito-borne diseases, such as dengue fever and malaria, could increase with climate change. Photos by Lauren Graham

Humans vs. Mosquitoes in the Classroom: Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Vietnam and the Philippines Requires minimal equipment Photos by Lauren Graham Kids all over the world love playing the game!

In the community, adults can learn how to protect themselves against dengue fever, too.

Humans vs. Mosquitoes played by attendees at a United Nations climate conference Photo by Lauren Graham

Adapted for U.S. Classrooms Photos by Laura Fawcett

Diagram by Sally Pallatto, Yale Peabody Museum