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WhatsApp Hoax-Dengue Fever-Apply Coconut oil below your knees

This message is to inform you all that dengue viral is going on. So please apply  Coconut oil below your knees till your feet. It is antibiotic. And a dengue mosquito can not fly higher than knees. So please keep this in mind & start using it. Spread this message as much as you. Your one message can save many lifes.
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The abovementioned message is a hoax!

The dengue mosquito (Aedes aegypti) can fly up to 200 mtrs. They mostly bites below elbows & knees, that doesn't mean that it can't bite in other parts!😇

1 Responses to “WhatsApp Hoax-Dengue Fever-Apply Coconut oil below your knees”

  1. # Anonymous Anonymous

    Yeah, it's a hoax. Detailed in this article http://www.hoaxorfact.com/Health/dengue-protection-apply-coconut-oil-below-knees-till-feet-facts.html  

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