Monsoon in India is always a season to watch-out in the case of health and well-being. Both South-West Monsoon and North-East Monsoon brings rainfall to different parts of India. Few health complications arise in both of these monsoon seasons. One among them is Dengue fever . Dengue is caused when an infected aedes mosquito gets affected with Dengue virus and bites human. This causes infection and fever. Let us discuss about Causes and Prevention of Dengue below. Causes A person suffering from Viral fever experiences Platelet count deficiency. In the case of Dengue, the platelet count further drops down. Usual Platelet count ranges between 1.5 to 4 Lakh in a microliter of Blood. In a dengue affected person, the Platelet count drops below 20,000. Why is it that Dengue spreads only near the Monsoon season? This is quite understandable. Rainfall quenches heat in the environment and moisture levels increase. This enables free moving of dengue spreading mosquitoes. Afte...