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How does adding kerosene in stagnant water help in preventing malaria?
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Mosquitoes lay their eggs in stagnant water.
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Kerosene floats on water, so adding kerosene to water stops the supply of air to larvae preventing them from breathing.
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Thus, it prevents malaria from spreading.
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Mosquitoes lay their eggs in stagnant water.
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Kerosene floats on water, so adding kerosene to water stops the supply of air to larvae preventing them from breathing.
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Thus, it prevents malaria from spreading.
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