Posted on 09/22/2017 7:27:52 AM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt
Mosquito bites are bothersome enough, but when you consider risks, like getting sick with Zika, dengue, or chikungunya,
it’s important that you choose an insect repellent that works well and that you feel comfortable regularly using.
Protect yourself when traveling: Learn about country-specific travel advice, health risks, and how to stay safe by visiting CDC Travelers’ Health website.
Use insect repellent: Use an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered insect repellent with one of the following active ingredients.
When used as directed, EPA-registered insect repellents are proven safe and effective, even for pregnant and breastfeeding women.
DEET
Picaridin, also known as KBR 3023, Bayrepel, and icaridin
Oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE) or para-menthane-diol (PMD)
IR3535
2-undecanone
Cover up: Wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants.
Keep mosquitoes outside: Stay in places with air conditioning or that use window and door screens.
If you are not able to protect yourself from mosquitoes inside your home or hotel, sleep under a mosquito bed net.
Learn more: Travelers can learn more about mosquito bite prevention in this fact sheet[924 B](available at the CDC website).
(Excerpt) Read more at cdc.gov ...
http://blog.naturalhealthyconcepts.com/2012/05/24/do-b-vitamins-keep-mosquitoes-away/
Do not trust the CDC on anything, please.
I know it is unusal, but I rarely if ever get bit by mosquitoes...Neither does my sibling.
Seriously, I go out at dusk and they don’t bite...They come by my face due to Co2, but never bite.
Not sure why.
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Avon’s skin so soft is supposed to be good.
Last week they finally let us back into our homes in the Keys from the storm.
First night we spent on the back porch since we had no electricity. There was no wind that night so you were at the mercy of the bugs.
They bit us big time that night and made us appreciate it when we got the electric back the next day.
Thanks for reminding all of us. Can’t wait for winter and the end of mosquitoes for awhile.
Some people attract mosquitoes more than others because of their blood type, so I’ve been told. If anyone has advice for them on what to eat to make themselves less delicious, please share.
Mosquitoes are just one vector of disease and viri, but they are probably the most common and recognizable to the general population.
Mosquitoes are generally limited to warmer tropical climate where moisture exists.
Another common vector are deer ticks through their association with 'Lyme disease';
however, ticks are now known to carry some 4 different viri, several of which there is no known control medication.
Furthermore, since ticks attach themselves to warm-blooded animals, they are less temperature restricted and are carried and transported by mammals and birds.
I know that garlic holds certain anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties, perhaps folks who follow a "Mediterranean diet" experience fewer mosquito and tick bites (garlic ?).
That’s because I had a stem cell transplant and have a brand new immune system with a very low IGG count. I have a bad reaction to bites since the transplant
That makes sense, my doc was worried about feeding my tumor.
That’s interesting. Did he say this while in treatment and/or after. Was it all vitamins/minerals?
I remember I couldn’t take minerals because they were testing me for certain things (magnesium, phosphorus, etc) . Even to this day I have a high iron load from getting so many transfusions so I can’t take iron.
Specifically vitamin and antioxidants, there are multiple studies showing a poorer prognosis for cancer survivors taking certain vitamins and antioxidants. He was also concerned that supplements can interact with treatments and some supplements actually contain added pharmaceuticals.
He recommended that I exercise, lose weight and eat a wide variety of vegetables to improve my survival odds.
Good to know, thanks. I’ll read up on this. I hope you are staying well and in remission. None of us come out of this unscathed that is for sure.
Smoke. A steady cloud of smoke around you keeps the mosquitoes away.
I fly fish , and many other flyfishers smoke cigars as a defense for biting insects.
I think that you are right, as the smoke is carbon dioxide in a smoke plume.
It my be that the large amount of smoke plume (carbon dioxide) may confuse and disorient the mosquitoes, so they go elsewhere.
Also, nicotine in large quantities is commercially used as an insecticide in agriculture.
And the frigging noseeums too. Gaaaaaaaah. I hate those little bitches. They are worse.
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