Dengue Alert Leads to Insect Spraying in French Neighbourhood
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There is a dengue alert in Maine-et-Loire, France.
Dengue is a sickness from mosquitoes.
The local government wants to stop the sickness from spreading.
They plan a big disinfection of a neighbourhood.
Workers will spray insecticide in the area.
Insecticide is a chemical that kills insects.
The spraying will target mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes can carry the dengue sickness.
This is called demosquitofication.
It means removing dangerous mosquitoes from an area.
The town hall gave information about the plan.
People are talking about the alert.
Some people think it is very serious.
Other people think it is not a big problem.
The town wants to explain the real situation.
They want to stop wrong information, or misinformation.
Vocabulary6 words
- dengue
- a sickness from mosquito bites
- disinfection
- cleaning to remove danger
- spray
- to put liquid in the air in small drops
- insecticide
- a chemical that kills insects
- demosquitofication
- removing mosquitoes from a place
- misinformation
- wrong information
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1. Dengue 2. Spray insecticide 3. True
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There is a dengue _____ in Maine-et-Loire, France.
Dengue is a sickness from _____.
The local government wants to stop the sickness from _____.
They plan a big _____ of a neighbourhood.
Workers will _____ insecticide in the area.
Insecticide is a chemical that kills _____.
Mosquitoes can carry the dengue _____.
The town hall gave _____ about the plan.
They want to stop wrong information, or _____.
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