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⧍⧍ āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āĻŦāϰ, ⧍ā§Ļ⧍ā§Ŧ ā§Ļ⧍:ā§Ģā§Ļ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āĻŖ
Dengue Fever Dialogue for Class 6, 7, 8, SSC, HSC
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A dialogue on dengue fever is one of the most frequently given writing items in the English second paper of Class 6 to HSC examinations in Bangladesh. Every year, dengue spreads across the countryâespecially in and around Dhakaâduring and after the rainy season, so question setters return to this topic again and again. It tests not only a student's English but also their awareness of a real national health problem, which is why teachers advise students to learn one well-practised dengue dialogue by heart before sitting for the exam.
This post contains four complete class-wise dengue fever dialoguesâfor Class 6-7, Class 8-9, SSC, and HSCâeach with line-by-line āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ so that students can understand every sentence they write. In addition, you will find difficult word meanings, ten exam-oriented writing tips, and a detailed FAQ section that answers the exact long-tail questions students search for, such as how long the dialogue should be and how to start it properly.
Post type | Dialogue |
Topic | Dengue Fever |
For Class | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, SSC, HSC |
Bangla Meaning | āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϞāĻžāĻāύā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāϏāĻš |
Exam question: "Suppose, you are Imran and your friend is Hasan â now write a dialogue between you and your friend about dengue fever."
Dengue Fever Dialogue with Bangla Meaning for Students
A dialogue carries good marks in the English second paper, and examiners check a few specific things: natural conversational flow (it must sound like two real friends talking, not like a paragraph chopped into pieces), correct grammar and sentence structure, relevant and factually sensible content about dengue, and a proper, polite ending. Students who memorise a dialogue without understanding it often mix up the speakers or write lines that do not connectâreading each line with its Bangla meaning, as given below, prevents exactly that problem and builds the confidence to write the dialogue from memory in the examination hall.
Dengue Fever Dialogue for Class 6-7
This version uses very simple sentences and easy words so that Class 6 and Class 7 students can learn it quickly. Nabil and Rafid are two friends, and they are talking about a classmate who has fallen sick with dengue fever.
Nabil: Good morning, Rafid. How are you?
āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞ: āϏā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϤ, āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻĻāĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻāĻā§?
Rafid: I am fine, Nabil. What about you?
āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻĻ: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋ, āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻāĻā§?
Nabil: I am also fine. But I am worried about our friend Tamim.
āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞ: āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāύā§āϧ⧠āϤāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻŽāĻā§ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
Rafid: Why? What happened to him?
āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻĻ: āĻā§āύ? āϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§?
Nabil: He was absent yesterday. I heard he has dengue fever.
āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞ: āϏ⧠āĻāϤāĻāĻžāϞ āĻ āύā§āĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āύā§āĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Rafid: Oh no! Dengue fever is very dangerous. What is dengue fever?
āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻĻ: āĻāĻš āύāĻž! āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦāϰ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻāύāĻāĨ¤ āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦāϰ āĻā§?
Nabil: It is a kind of viral fever. It spreads by the bite of a mosquito.
āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞ: āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ āϧāϰāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻāϰāĻžāϏāĻāύāĻŋāϤ āĻā§āĻŦāϰāĨ¤ āĻŽāĻļāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Rafid: Which mosquito carries this fever?
āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻĻ: āĻā§āύ āĻŽāĻļāĻž āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻŦāϰ āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻāϰā§?
Nabil: A mosquito called Aedes carries the germ of dengue fever.
āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞ: āĻāĻĄāĻŋāϏ āύāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻļāĻž āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦāϰā§āϰ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
Rafid: When does this mosquito bite people?
āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻĻ: āĻāĻ āĻŽāĻļāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώāĻā§ āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ?
Nabil: It bites people in the daytime, especially in the morning and evening.
āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞ: āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻāϰ⧠āϏāĻāĻžāϞ āĻ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Rafid: What are the symptoms of dengue fever?
āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻĻ: āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦāϰā§āϰ āϞāĻā§āώāĻŖāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻā§ āĻā§?
Nabil: High fever, severe headache, and pain in the joints are its main symptoms.
āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞ: āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻā§āĻŦāϰ, āϤā§āĻŦā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āϞāĻā§āώāĻŖāĨ¤
Rafid: Is there any medicine for dengue fever?
āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻĻ: āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāώā§āϧ āĻāĻā§?
Nabil: There is no special medicine. The patient must take rest and drink plenty of water.
āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞ: āĻāϰ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻāώā§āϧ āύā§āĻāĨ¤ āϰā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Rafid: Should the patient go to the doctor?
āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻĻ: āϰā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāĻŋ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ?
Nabil: Yes, of course. The patient must follow the doctor's advice carefully.
āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞ: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ, āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāĻāĨ¤ āϰā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ āĻŽāύā§āϝā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŽā§āύ⧠āĻāϞāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Rafid: How can we prevent dengue fever?
āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻĻ: āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦāϰ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋ?
Nabil: We must not let water collect in open pots, buckets, and bottles.
āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞ: āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϤā§āϰ, āĻŦāĻžāϞāϤāĻŋ āĻ āĻŦā§āϤāϞ⧠āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤
Rafid: Why? What happens in stagnant water?
āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻĻ: āĻā§āύ? āĻāĻŽā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻā§ āĻšāϝāĻŧ?
Nabil: Aedes mosquitoes lay their eggs in stagnant water. So we must keep our surroundings clean.
āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞ: āĻāĻĄāĻŋāϏ āĻŽāĻļāĻž āĻāĻŽā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĄāĻŋāĻŽ āĻĒāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§āĨ¤ āϤāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāĻļ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āϰāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Rafid: I see. We should also sleep under mosquito nets.
āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻĻ: āĻŦā§āĻāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāĻļāĻžāϰāĻŋāϰ āĻā§āϤāϰ āĻā§āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
Nabil: You are right. Let us tell our friends about it.
āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞ: āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāϞā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāĻāĨ¤
Rafid: Good idea. Let us visit Tamim after school too.
āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻĻ: āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāϞ⧠āϏā§āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ āϤāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻŽāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϤā§āĻ āϝāĻžāĻāĨ¤
Nabil: Yes. Take care. Goodbye.
āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞ: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻāĨ¤ āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āϝāϤā§āύ āύāĻŋāĻāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Rafid: Goodbye.
āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻĻ: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Dengue Fever Dialogue for Class 8-9
This medium-length version suits Class 8 and Class 9 students. The vocabulary is a little richer, and the conversation covers both the symptoms of dengue and the ways to prevent it. Karim and Selim are discussing the recent spread of dengue in their area.
Karim: Hello, Selim. You look worried today. What is the matter?
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞā§, āϏā§āϞāĻŋāĻŽāĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻā§?
Selim: Hello, Karim. I am worried about dengue fever. Many people in our area are suffering from it.
āϏā§āϞāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞā§, āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦāϰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻŋāϤāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤāĨ¤
Karim: You are right. It has spread all over the country this year.
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽ: āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāϞā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻ āĻŦāĻāϰ āĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Selim: Do you know what causes dengue fever?
āϏā§āϞāĻŋāĻŽ: āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻā§?
Karim: Yes. It is caused by the bite of an infected female Aedes mosquito.
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻāĨ¤ āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āϏā§āϤā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻĄāĻŋāϏ āĻŽāĻļāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Selim: I have heard that this mosquito breeds in clean stagnant water. Is it true?
āϏā§āϞāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āύā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻŽāĻļāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŽā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻŦāĻāĻļāĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŋ āϏāϤā§āϝāĻŋ?
Karim: Yes, it is true. It lays eggs in flower vases, discarded tyres, coconut shells, and open water tanks.
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻāĻž āϏāϤā§āϝāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĢā§āϞā§āϰ āĻāĻŦ, āĻĢā§āϞ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ, āύāĻžāϰāĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻ āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻĄāĻŋāĻŽ āĻĒāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§āĨ¤
Selim: That is why the city corporation asks us to clean our houses every week.
āϏā§āϞāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻāĻāύā§āϝāĻ āϏāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻļāύ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻŦāϞā§āĨ¤
Karim: Exactly. Now tell me, what are the main symptoms of dengue?
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāϞā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāύ āĻŦāϞ⧠āϤā§, āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āϞāĻā§āώāĻŖāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻā§ āĻā§?
Selim: Sudden high fever, severe headache, pain behind the eyes, and vomiting.
āϏā§āϞāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻā§āĻŦāϰ, āϤā§āĻŦā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž, āĻā§āĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āĻāύ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻŽāĻŋāĨ¤
Karim: Some patients also get skin rashes and feel extreme weakness, right?
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϰā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϏāĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻ ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻŦāϞāϤāĻž āĻ āύā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāϰā§, āϤāĻžāĻ āύāĻž?
Selim: Yes. And in serious cases, the platelet count in the blood goes down.
āϏā§āϞāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻāĨ¤ āĻāϰ āĻā§āϰā§āϤāϰ āĻ āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞā§āĻā§āϰ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻāĻŽā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Karim: That sounds dangerous. What should a dengue patient do?
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻāĻāĻž āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻāύāĻ āĻļā§āύāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āϰā§āĻā§āϰ āĻā§ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ?
Selim: The patient must take complete rest and drink plenty of liquid food like water, ORS, and fruit juice.
āϏā§āϞāĻŋāĻŽ: āϰā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ, āĻāϰāϏā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻžāĻāύ āĻ āĻĢāϞā§āϰ āϰāϏā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϰ āϤāϰāϞ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Karim: Should the patient take any medicine without a doctor's advice?
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϰā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāώā§āϧ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ?
Selim: No, never. Only paracetamol for fever is usually allowed, and that too on the doctor's advice.
āϏā§āϞāĻŋāĻŽ: āύāĻž, āĻāĻāύā§āĻ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āĻā§āĻŦāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻļā§āϧ⧠āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŽāϞ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻžāĻ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļā§āĨ¤
Karim: I have heard that aspirin should not be taken in dengue. Is that correct?
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āύā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§āϤ⧠āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϏāĻĒāĻŋāϰāĻŋāύ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻŋāĻ?
Selim: Yes, it is correct. Aspirin can cause bleeding, which is very risky for dengue patients.
āϏā§āϞāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻāĻž āĻ āĻŋāĻāĨ¤ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϏāĻĒāĻŋāϰāĻŋāύ āϰāĻā§āϤāĻā§āώāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§, āϝāĻž āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āϰā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
Karim: When should a patient be taken to the hospital?
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽ: āϰā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāύ āĻšāĻžāϏāĻĒāĻžāϤāĻžāϞ⧠āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ?
Selim: If there is continuous vomiting, bleeding, or severe weakness, the patient must go to the hospital at once.
āϏā§āϞāĻŋāĻŽ: āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻŦāĻŽāĻŋ, āϰāĻā§āϤāĻā§āώāϰāĻŖ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻŦāϞāϤāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠āϰā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻšāĻžāϏāĻĒāĻžāϤāĻžāϞ⧠āύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Karim: Thank you for the information. How can we protect ourselves from dengue?
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽ: āϤāĻĨā§āϝā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϧāύā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϰāĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋ?
Selim: We should use mosquito nets, keep our surroundings clean, and destroy all breeding places of mosquitoes.
āϏā§āϞāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāĻļāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ, āĻāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāĻļ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽāĻļāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŦ āĻŦāĻāĻļāĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
Karim: We can also organise a cleanliness campaign in our locality.
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻā§āĻāύā§āύāϤāĻž āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻžāύāĻ āĻāĻžāϞāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĨ¤
Selim: That is a wonderful idea. Let us talk to our friends about it.
āϏā§āϞāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāϞ⧠āĻ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻŋāĨ¤
Karim: Let us go then. Goodbye, and stay safe.
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽ: āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠āĻāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻāĻŦāĻ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻā§ āĻĨā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Selim: Goodbye.
āϏā§āϞāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Dengue Fever Dialogue for SSC
This longer version is written for SSC candidates. It goes deeper into the causes of dengue, the behaviour of the Aedes mosquito, the responsibility of the community, and the role of the government. Tanvir and Fahim are two SSC examinees discussing a newspaper report on dengue.
Tanvir: Good morning, Fahim. Have you read today's newspaper?
āϤāĻžāύāĻā§āϰ: āϏā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϤ, āĻĢāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻā§āϰ āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĒāϤā§āϰ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻā§?
Fahim: Good morning, Tanvir. Yes, I have. The dengue situation is getting worse day by day.
āĻĢāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ: āϏā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϤ, āϤāĻžāύāĻā§āϰāĨ¤ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ, āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Tanvir: I saw the report too. Hundreds of patients are being admitted to hospitals every day.
āϤāĻžāύāĻā§āϰ: āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻĻāύāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻļāϤ āĻļāϤ āϰā§āĻā§ āĻšāĻžāϏāĻĒāĻžāϤāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Fahim: It is really alarming. Do you know why dengue spreads so fast in our country?
āĻĢāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻāĻāĻž āϏāϤā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻāύāĻāĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻāϤ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āύ?
Tanvir: I think unplanned urbanisation and dirty surroundings are the main reasons.
āϤāĻžāύāĻā§āϰ: āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻŋāϤ āύāĻāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŖ āĻ āύā§āĻāϰāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻ āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖāĨ¤
Fahim: You are right. The Aedes mosquito gets enough breeding places in our cities.
āĻĢāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ: āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāϞā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻļāĻšāϰāĻā§āϞā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻĄāĻŋāϏ āĻŽāĻļāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻāĻļāĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Tanvir: What kind of places does the Aedes mosquito prefer for breeding?
āϤāĻžāύāĻā§āϰ: āĻāĻĄāĻŋāϏ āĻŽāĻļāĻž āĻŦāĻāĻļāĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰā§?
Fahim: It prefers clean stagnant waterâunlike most mosquitoes that breed in dirty water.
āĻĢāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŽā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰā§âāĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāϰāĻāĻžāĻ āĻŽāĻļāĻž āϝā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āύā§āĻāϰāĻž āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻŦāĻāĻļāĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§, āϏā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŽāĨ¤
Tanvir: That is surprising. So even a clean flower vase can be dangerous?
āϤāĻžāύāĻā§āϰ: āĻāĻāĻž āϤ⧠āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤā§āĨ¤ āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĢā§āϞā§āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻāύāĻ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§?
Fahim: Exactly. Uncovered water tanks, rooftop drums, and even bottle caps with rainwater are risky.
āĻĢāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻ āĻŋāĻ āϤāĻžāĻāĨ¤ āĻĸāĻžāĻāύāĻžāĻšā§āύ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻ, āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĄā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ, āĻāĻŽāύāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻŦā§āϤāϞā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
Tanvir: And this mosquito bites during the daytime, doesn't it?
āϤāĻžāύāĻā§āϰ: āĻāϰ āĻāĻ āĻŽāĻļāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻžāĻ āύāĻž?
Fahim: Yes. It is most active in the early morning and late afternoon, so mosquito nets at night are not enough.
āĻĢāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰāĻŦā§āϞāĻž āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻļā§āώāĻāĻžāĻā§ āϏāĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āϏāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻžāĻ āĻļā§āϧ⧠āϰāĻžāϤ⧠āĻŽāĻļāĻžāϰāĻŋ āϝāĻĨā§āώā§āĻ āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Tanvir: Then how can we protect ourselves during the day?
āϤāĻžāύāĻā§āϰ: āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϰāĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāĻŦā§?
Fahim: We should use mosquito repellents, wear full-sleeve clothes, and keep doors and windows protected.
āĻĢāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāĻļāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ, āĻĢā§āϞāĻšāĻžāϤāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻž-āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϞāĻž āϏā§āϰāĻā§āώāĻŋāϤ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
Tanvir: What are the early symptoms that we should watch for?
āϤāĻžāύāĻā§āϰ: āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āϞāĻā§āώāĻŖāĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āύāĻāϰ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ?
Fahim: Sudden high fever with severe headache, pain behind the eyes, and joint pain are the early signs.
āĻĢāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ: āϤā§āĻŦā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž, āĻā§āĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āĻāύ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžāϏāĻš āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻā§āĻŦāϰ āĻšāϞ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āϞāĻā§āώāĻŖāĨ¤
Tanvir: I have heard dengue is also called breakbone fever. Why?
āϤāĻžāύāĻā§āϰ: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āύā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āϰā§āĻāĻŦā§āύ āĻĢāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰāĻ āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻā§āύ?
Fahim: Because the joint and muscle pain is so severe that patients feel as if their bones are breaking.
āĻĢāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻŋāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻāϤ āϤā§āĻŦā§āϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧠āϰā§āĻā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻā§āĻā§ āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Tanvir: What is the most dangerous stage of dengue?
āϤāĻžāύāĻā§āϰ: āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻāύāĻ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āύāĻāĻŋ?
Fahim: When the platelet count falls sharply, internal bleeding can start. That stage can be life-threatening.
āĻĢāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ: āϝāĻāύ āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞā§āĻā§āϰ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻāĻŽā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻāύ āĻ āĻā§āϝāύā§āϤāϰā§āĻŖ āϰāĻā§āϤāĻā§āώāϰāĻŖ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻāĻžāϤ⧠āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
Tanvir: So regular blood tests are very important for dengue patients.
āϤāĻžāύāĻā§āϰ: āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āϰā§āĻā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āϰāĻā§āϤ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĨ¤
Fahim: Absolutely. And the patient must drink plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration.
āĻĢāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāĻāĨ¤ āĻāϰ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāĻļā§āύā§āϝāϤāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧠āϰā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϰ āϤāϰāϞ āĻĒāĻžāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Tanvir: What about treatment? Is there any vaccine for dengue?
āϤāĻžāύāĻā§āϰ: āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻž āĻā§āĻŽāύ? āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻāĻā§?
Fahim: There is no widely available specific medicine or vaccine yet, so prevention is our best weapon.
āĻĢāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻāĻāύ⧠āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻāύā§āύ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻāώā§āϧ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻāĻž āύā§āĻ, āϤāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏā§āϰāĻž āĻ āϏā§āϤā§āϰāĨ¤
Tanvir: What should the government do to control dengue?
āϤāĻžāύāĻā§āϰ: āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖā§ āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻā§ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ?
Fahim: The government should run awareness campaigns, spray insecticides regularly, and keep drains clean.
āĻĢāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ: āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āϤāύāϤāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻā§āĻāύāĻžāĻļāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĄā§āϰā§āύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
Tanvir: But we, the common people, also have a responsibility, don't we?
āϤāĻžāύāĻā§āϰ: āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰāĻ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤā§āĻŦ āĻāĻā§, āϤāĻžāĻ āύāĻž?
Fahim: Of course. No government programme can succeed if we keep our own houses dirty.
āĻĢāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻāϰ āύā§āĻāϰāĻž āϰāĻžāĻāĻŋ, āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠āĻā§āύ⧠āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻŽāϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻšāĻŦā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤
Tanvir: You are right. Our school could organise a dengue awareness rally.
āϤāĻžāύāĻā§āϰ: āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāϞā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āϏāĻā§āϤāύāϤāĻž āϰâā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻŋāϰ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
Fahim: That is a great idea. We can distribute leaflets about destroying mosquito breeding places.
āĻĢāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻāĻāĻž āĻĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻŽāĻļāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻāĻļāĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏ āĻāϰāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āϞāĻŋāĻĢāϞā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāϤāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĨ¤
Tanvir: Let us propose it to our class teacher tomorrow.
āϤāĻžāύāĻā§āϰ: āĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻļā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĨ¤
Fahim: Agreed. Prevention is better than cure. Goodbye, Tanvir.
āĻĢāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ: āϰāĻžāĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĨ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻžāύāĻā§āϰāĨ¤
Tanvir: Goodbye, Fahim. Stay safe.
āϤāĻžāύāĻā§āϰ: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻĢāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĨ¤ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻā§ āĻĨā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Dengue Fever Dialogue for HSC
This most advanced version is designed for HSC students. The language is mature, and the discussion treats dengue as a public-health challengeâcovering prevention campaigns, civic duty, and the economic burden of the disease. Arif and Shuvo are two college friends talking after a seminar on public health.
Arif: Hello, Shuvo. How was the public health seminar yesterday?
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢ: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞā§, āĻļā§āĻāĨ¤ āĻāϤāĻāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāύāϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝ āϏā§āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻāĻŋāϞ?
Shuvo: Hello, Arif. It was eye-opening. Most of the discussion was on dengue fever.
āĻļā§āĻ: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞā§, āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤā§āĨ¤ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāϰāĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϞā§āĻāύāĻž āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦāϰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĨ¤
Arif: I am not surprised. Dengue has become a major public-health challenge for Bangladesh.
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢ: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻšāĻāύāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāύāϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝ āĻā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Shuvo: True. Every monsoon, hospitals in Dhaka overflow with dengue patients.
āĻļā§āĻ: āϏāϤā§āϝāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĸāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϏāĻĒāĻžāϤāĻžāϞāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āϰā§āĻā§āϤ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Arif: The speakers explained why the Aedes mosquito is so hard to control. Do you remember?
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢ: āĻŦāĻā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύ āĻā§āύ āĻāĻĄāĻŋāϏ āĻŽāĻļāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāϤ āĻāĻ āĻŋāύāĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻāĻā§?
Shuvo: Yes. It breeds in clean water inside our own homes, so outdoor fogging alone cannot stop it.
āĻļā§āĻ: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻā§āϤāϰ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻŦāĻāĻļāĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§, āϤāĻžāĻ āĻļā§āϧ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āϧā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāĻžāĨ¤
Arif: That means the real battlefield is inside every household, not on the streets.
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢ: āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāĻžā§ āĻāϏāϞ āϝā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāϝāĻŧ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻā§āϤāϰā§āĨ¤
Shuvo: Exactly. Unless every family destroys breeding places weekly, the mosquito will keep returning.
āĻļā§āĻ: āĻ āĻŋāĻ āϤāĻžāĻāĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻāĻļāĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏ āύāĻž āĻāϰāϞ⧠āĻŽāĻļāĻž āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āĻāϏāϤā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Arif: What did they say about the symptoms that people usually ignore?
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢ: āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āϝ⧠āϞāĻā§āώāĻŖāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰā§, āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻā§ āĻŦāϞāϞā§āύ?
Shuvo: Many people treat early dengue as ordinary flu and delay going to the doctor, which is very risky.
āĻļā§āĻ: āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻā§ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻĢā§āϞ⧠āĻŽāύ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§, āϝāĻž āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
Arif: Because the critical phase often begins when the fever starts to drop, right?
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢ: āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϝāĻāύ āĻā§āĻŦāϰ āĻāĻŽāϤ⧠āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰā§, āϤāĻžāĻ āύāĻž?
Shuvo: Yes, that is the paradox of dengue. Falling fever with rising weakness is a warning sign.
āĻļā§āĻ: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻāĻžāĻ āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§āϰ āĻŦā§āĻĒāϰā§āϤā§āϝāĨ¤ āĻā§āĻŦāϰ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻŦāϞāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāϤāϰā§āĻ āϏāĻāĻā§āϤāĨ¤
Arif: The seminar also mentioned the economic burden of dengue on poor families.
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢ: āϏā§āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĻāϰāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰāĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāύā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻāϞā§āĻāύāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
Shuvo: Indeed. Hospital bills, platelet transfusions, and lost working days push many families into debt.
āĻļā§āĻ: āĻ āĻŋāĻāĨ¤ āĻšāĻžāϏāĻĒāĻžāϤāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϞ, āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāϰā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāϏ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāύ⧠āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰāĻā§ āĻāĻŖā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ ā§āϞ⧠āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Arif: So prevention is not only a health issue but also an economic one.
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢ: āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ āĻļā§āϧ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āύāϝāĻŧ, āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāύā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻŦāĻā§āĨ¤
Shuvo: Absolutely. A clean neighbourhood costs nothing, but dengue treatment costs thousands.
āĻļā§āĻ: āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāĻāĨ¤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āύāϝāĻŧ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĨ¤
Arif: What role can students like us play in prevention campaigns?
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢ: āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻžāύ⧠āĻā§ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻž āϰāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§?
Shuvo: We can volunteer in ward-level cleanliness drives and teach families how to identify breeding places.
āĻļā§āĻ: āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰā§āĻĄ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻā§āĻāύā§āύāϤāĻž āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻžāύ⧠āϏā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāϏā§āĻŦāĻ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰāĻā§āϞā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻāĻļāĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻā§āύāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĨ¤
Arif: Social media can also be a powerful tool for spreading awareness quickly.
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢ: āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āϏāĻā§āϤāύāϤāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻšāĻžāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
Shuvo: True, but the message must be accurate. Panic and rumours about dengue are also harmful.
āĻļā§āĻ: āϏāϤā§āϝāĻŋ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϤāĻž āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤ āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϤāĻā§āĻ āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻāϰāĨ¤
Arif: For example, some people believe papaya leaf juice cures dengue. Is there any proof?
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢ: āϝā§āĻŽāύ, āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĒā§āĻāĻĒā§ āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻžāϰ āϰāϏ āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāϰ āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻāĻā§?
Shuvo: There is no strong scientific proof. Patients should follow registered doctors, not social media remedies.
āĻļā§āĻ: āĻāϰ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻā§āϰāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāύāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āύā§āĻāĨ¤ āϰā§āĻā§āĻĻā§āϰ āύāĻŋāĻŦāύā§āϧāĻŋāϤ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ āĻŽāĻžāύāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ, āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻž āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Arif: Another dangerous myth is that dengue spreads from person to person like the flu.
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢ: āĻāϰā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻāύāĻ āĻā§āϞ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻšāϞ⧠āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĢā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ⧠āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Shuvo: That is completely false. Dengue spreads only through the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito.
āĻļā§āĻ: āĻāĻāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻā§āϞāĨ¤ āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻļā§āϧ⧠āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻĄāĻŋāϏ āĻŽāĻļāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧā§āĨ¤
Arif: What about a second dengue infection? I heard it can be more severe.
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢ: āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻŧāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻā§āĻŽāύ? āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āύā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻ āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
Shuvo: Yes, a second infection with a different dengue virus type carries a higher risk of severe dengue.
āĻļā§āĻ: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āϧāϰāύā§āϰ āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāϰāĻžāϏ⧠āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻŧāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖā§ āĻā§āϰā§āϤāϰ āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
Arif: That makes community-wide prevention even more urgent.
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢ: āĻāϤ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻ āĻāϰā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĨ¤
Shuvo: Precisely. Dengue control is a civic duty, not just a government project.
āĻļā§āĻ: āϝāĻĨāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāĨ¤ āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āύāĻžāĻāϰāĻŋāĻ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤā§āĻŦ, āĻļā§āϧ⧠āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϞā§āĻĒ āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Arif: Our college could adopt a nearby slum and run a monthly cleanliness programme there.
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢ: āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϞā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϏā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāϤā§āϤāĻ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϏā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻŽāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻā§āĻāύā§āύāϤāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻŽāϏā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
Shuvo: That would be a meaningful initiative. Let us place the proposal before our principal.
āĻļā§āĻ: āĻāĻāĻž āĻšāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāĻŦāĻš āĻāĻĻā§āϝā§āĻāĨ¤ āĻāϞ⧠āĻ āϧā§āϝāĻā§āώā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻŦāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻāϰāĻŋāĨ¤
Arif: Agreed. A healthy nation begins with aware citizens. Goodbye, Shuvo.
āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢ: āϰāĻžāĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āϏāĻā§āϤāύ āύāĻžāĻāϰāĻŋāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āĻāĻžāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻļā§āϰā§āĨ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻļā§āĻāĨ¤
Shuvo: Well said. Goodbye, Arif.
āĻļā§āĻ: āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰ āĻŦāϞā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢāĨ¤
Dengue Fever Dialogue Difficult Word Meanings
English Word | Bengali Meaning |
Dengue fever | āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦāϰ |
Aedes mosquito | āĻāĻĄāĻŋāϏ āĻŽāĻļāĻž |
Stagnant water | āĻāĻŽā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ |
Breeding place | āĻŦāĻāĻļāĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ |
Symptom | āϞāĻā§āώāĻŖ / āĻāĻĒāϏāϰā§āĻ |
Severe headache | āϤā§āĻŦā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž |
Joint pain | āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž |
Vomiting | āĻŦāĻŽāĻŋ |
Skin rash | āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϏāĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ |
Platelet | āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞā§āĻ (āϰāĻā§āϤā§āϰ āĻ āύā§āĻāĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻž) |
Dehydration | āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāĻļā§āύā§āϝāϤāĻž |
Mosquito net | āĻŽāĻļāĻžāϰāĻŋ |
Repellent | āĻŽāĻļāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāώā§āϧ / āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ |
Awareness | āϏāĻā§āϤāύāϤāĻž |
Prevention | āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ |
Alarming | āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻāύāĻ |
Urbanisation | āύāĻāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŖ |
Paradox | āĻŦā§āĻĒāϰā§āϤā§āϝ / āĻāĻĒāĻžāϤ-āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āϧ |
Civic duty | āύāĻžāĻāϰāĻŋāĻ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤā§āĻŦ |
Initiative | āĻāĻĻā§āϝā§āĻ |
Dengue Fever Dialogue Writing Tips
Always begin with a natural greeting between two friendsânever jump straight into facts, because examiners want to see real conversation.
Give the two speakers clear Bangla names (like Nabil and Rafid) and keep the same speaker order throughout the dialogue.
Match the length to your class: Class 6-7 can write a shorter dialogue, but SSC and HSC answers should be noticeably longer and deeper.
Use simple, correct sentences for junior classes and slightly advanced vocabulary for SSC and HSCâdo not mix the two styles in one dialogue.
Include at least one scientific fact (the Aedes mosquito, daytime biting, stagnant-water breeding) to show subject knowledge.
Mention symptoms accurately: high fever, headache, joint pain, vomiting. Adding platelet drop and warning signs earns extra credit in SSC/HSC.
Add prevention points in every versionâclean surroundings, no stagnant water, mosquito netsâbecause question setters value practical awareness.
End the dialogue politely with thanks or a goodbye; an abrupt ending looks unfinished and costs marks.
Avoid repeating the same sentence structure for every line; mix questions, answers, agreements, and suggestions for a natural flow.
Never write medical advice beyond general knowledge (rest, fluids, see a doctor); do not prescribe specific medicines or dosages in your answer.
Dengue Fever Short Dialogue (Easy Version) â āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāϏāĻš
Imran: Hello, Hasan. You look very pale. What happened?
āĻāĻŽāϰāĻžāύ: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞā§, āĻšāĻžāϏāĻžāύāĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻžāĻļā§ āϞāĻžāĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻā§ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§?
Hasan: I had a high fever for two days. The doctor says it is dengue.
āĻšāĻžāϏāĻžāύ: āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āϧāϰ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻā§āĻŦāϰ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāϞāϞā§āύ āĻāĻāĻž āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Imran: Oh no! Are you taking rest at home now?
āĻāĻŽāϰāĻžāύ: āĻāĻšā§ āύāĻž! āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāύ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āϤā§?
Hasan: Yes. I am drinking a lot of water and juice.
āĻšāĻžāϏāĻžāύ: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻāϰ āĻā§āϏ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
Imran: Dengue spreads by Aedes mosquitoes. We must keep our houses clean.
āĻāĻŽāϰāĻžāύ: āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŋāϏ āĻŽāĻļāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϰāĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āϰāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Hasan: Right. We should not let water stand in pots and tyres.
āĻšāĻžāϏāĻžāύ: āĻ āĻŋāĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϤā§āϰ⧠āĻ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āĻŦ āύāĻžāĨ¤
Imran: Take care, my friend. I will visit you tomorrow.
āĻāĻŽāϰāĻžāύ: āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϰā§āĻā§, āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻāϏāĻŦāĨ¤
Hasan: Thank you, Imran. Your words give me strength.
āĻšāĻžāϏāĻžāύ: āϧāύā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ, āĻāĻŽāϰāĻžāύāĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻšāϏ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĨ¤
Useful phrases from this dialogue:
What happened? â āĻā§ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§?
We must keep our houses clean. â āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϰāĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āϰāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Take care, my friend. â āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϰā§āĻā§, āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āĨ¤
Your words give me strength. â āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻšāϏ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĨ¤
Dengue Fever Dialogue FAQ
How do I write a dengue fever dialogue for Class 6?
Start with a simple greeting between two friends with Bangla names, such as Nabil and Rafid. Keep every sentence short and use easy words that a Class 6 student knows. Cover only the basics: what dengue fever is, which mosquito spreads it, two or three main symptoms like high fever and headache, and one or two simple prevention tips such as keeping the surroundings clean and sleeping under a mosquito net. Aim for about 18 to 22 exchanges and end with a polite goodbye. Do not use difficult vocabulary or long explanationsâexaminers at this level reward clarity, correct grammar, and a natural conversational tone far more than advanced content.
What should a dengue fever dialogue for Class 7 include?
A Class 7 dengue fever dialogue should include a friendly opening, a clear definition of dengue as a viral fever spread by the Aedes mosquito, and its common symptomsâhigh fever, severe headache, and joint pain. It should also mention what a patient should do: take rest, drink plenty of water and liquid food, and follow the doctor's advice. Add basic prevention ideas like destroying stagnant water and using mosquito nets. Keep the language simple but slightly more developed than Class 6, with around 20 exchanges. Finish with thanks and a goodbye so the dialogue feels complete.
How long should a dengue fever dialogue for Class 8 be?
A dengue fever dialogue for Class 8 should be a medium-length conversation of about 22 to 26 exchanges between two friends. At this level, examiners expect more than just the definitionâinclude how the Aedes mosquito breeds in clean stagnant water, a fuller list of symptoms (fever, headache, pain behind the eyes, vomiting, skin rash), and patient care such as rest, fluids like ORS and fruit juice, and the importance of a doctor's advice. Mention when a patient should go to the hospital and add community-level prevention, like a cleanliness campaign. Use moderately advanced vocabulary but keep every sentence grammatically correct.
How do I write a dengue fever dialogue for SSC?
For SSC, write a deeper dialogue of about 26 to 30 exchanges that goes beyond symptoms into causes and responsibility. Discuss why dengue spreads fastâunplanned urbanisation, breeding places like uncovered tanks and rooftop drumsâand explain that Aedes bites in the daytime, so night-time mosquito nets are not enough. Include the nickname breakbone fever, the danger of falling platelet counts, and the fact that there is no widely available specific medicine, making prevention the best weapon. Add the roles of both the government (awareness campaigns, spraying) and ordinary citizens. End with a practical suggestion, such as a school awareness rally, and a polite closing.
How do I write a dengue fever dialogue for HSC?
An HSC-level dengue fever dialogue should be the most mature version, with about 28 to 32 exchanges and advanced vocabulary. Treat dengue as a public-health challenge: discuss the difficulty of controlling Aedes because it breeds inside homes, the paradox that the critical phase often begins when fever drops, and the economic burden on poor families from hospital bills and lost working days. Address myths responsiblyâsuch as papaya leaf juice cures or person-to-person spreadâand note that second infections can be more severe. Show what students can do: volunteering in cleanliness drives and spreading accurate awareness. Close with a thoughtful civic message.
What is a dialogue between two friends about dengue fever?
A dialogue between two friends about dengue fever is a written conversation, usually set as an English second-paper exam question, in which two friends discuss the diseaseâits cause, symptoms, treatment, and prevention. Typically one friend asks questions and the other explains: dengue is a viral fever spread by the bite of the female Aedes mosquito, which breeds in clean stagnant water and bites in the daytime. The conversation covers symptoms like high fever, headache, and joint pain, patient care through rest and fluids, and prevention through cleanliness. It ends politely. The best versions use natural language, correct grammar, and class-appropriate depth.
How do I start a dengue fever dialogue?
Start a dengue fever dialogue with a natural, friendly greetingânever with a definition. For example: "Good morning, Rafid. How are you?" followed by a reply, then a line that introduces the topic smoothly, such as "I am also fine. But I am worried about our friend Tamim," or "Have you read today's newspaper?" This opening does two important jobs: it proves to the examiner that you understand dialogue format, and it gives the conversation a realistic reason to turn toward dengue. After two or three greeting lines, let one friend ask "What is dengue fever?" or mention rising cases, and then move into facts about the Aedes mosquito, symptoms, and prevention.
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