WhatsApp Hoax-Dengue Fever-Apply Coconut oil below your knees
1 Comments Published by Ebisu on Sep 19, 2016 at 12:22 AM.
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!😇
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