The Zika virus came into our collective consciousness in fairly recent history, and what we know about it has been constantly evolving. The virus was a big concern during the recent Summer Games in Rio due to the mosquito population carrying it. However there have so far been no confirmed reports of athletes contracting the […]
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The Zika Virus has been front and center in the news of late, and is caused by infected mosquito bites. The prevalent locations for this current outbreak of the virus are currently in Central America and parts of South America, although there have been some confirmed cases in the U.S. (from returning travelers) according to […]
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If you tend to attract mosquitoes, DEET, one of the most widely used ingredients in insect repellent, might be your answer. But before you spray those chemicals all over your body, consider a recent study that shows DEET loses its effectiveness against mosquitoes once they get used to the smell. DEET, a chemical called N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide, […]
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Statistics released on November 7, 2012 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show a scary reality when it comes to West Nile. The annual number of mosquito-borne virus cases top out at 5,054—with related death cases at 228. And when we kissed summer goodbye for yet another year, medical researchers expected to […]
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