How to not have mosquitoes bite you
How To Avoid Mosquito Bites
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THEY CARRY DISEASES.
DR. MAX GOMEZ TELLS US ABOUT
SOME WAYS TO AVOID GETTING
BITTEN.
Reporter: AMONG THE MOSQUITO-
BORNE DISEASES WE WORRY ABOUT
IN OUR AREA ARE WEST NILE, ZIKA
AND OTHERS THAT CAUSE LONG
LASTING SEVERE JOINT PAIN AND
GLOBAL WARMING IS TRIPLED THE
MOSQUITO POPULATION OVER THE
PAST DECADE.
SO AVOIDING BITES IS GETTING
MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT.
MOSQUITOES LOVE ME.
Reporter: FOR PEOPLE LIKE
THIS WOMAN, SUMMERTIME CAN MEAN
BECOMING A MOVABLE FEAST FOR
MOSQUITOES.
THOSE BITES ITCH LIKE CRAZY.
AND WORSE.
A BAD REACTION FROM THEM,
WHERE THE BITE SWELLS UP.
Reporter: IT MAY NOT BE
POSSIBLE TO AVOID ALL MOSQUITO
BITES, YOU CAN AVOID A LOT OF
THEM BY TAKING A FEW SIMPLE
STEPS.
STARTING WITH WHAT WE WEAR.
CERTAIN TYPES OF CLOTHING
ARE MUCH BETTER THAN OTHERS.
LIGHTER CLOTHING ACTUALLY
DOESN'T ATTRACT THEM AS MUCH AS
DARK CLOTHING.
LONGER SLEEVES OR PANTS
OBVIOUSLY WOULD BE A BETTER
BARRIER THAN SHORT SLEEVES.
Reporter: OTHER PREVENTATIVE
MEASURES INCLUDE APPLYING AN
INSECT REPELLENT.
THOSE CONTAINING DEET ARE THE
MOST EFFECTIVE AND THE AMERICAN
ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS SAYS DEET
IS SAFE TO USE ON CHILDREN AS
YOUNG AS TWO MONTHS.
THERE IS A NONCHEMICAL WAY TO
AVOID GETTING BITTEN.
IT'S HARD TO USE ALL THE TIME.
IT'S A BREEZE.
MOSQUITOES ARE NOT VERY GOOD
FLIERS.
SO IF IT'S A LITTLE WINDY
YOU'RE GOING TO BE MUCH BETTER
OFF.
OR IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE ON
YOUR PORCH IF YOU HAVE A FAN
LIKE OVERHEAD OR THAT YOU CAN
RUN, THAT CAN SIGNIFICANTLY CUT
DOWN ON MOSQUITOES.
Reporter: STANDING WATER IS
ALSO A BREEDING GROUND FOR
MOSQUITOES.
DUMP ANY STANDING WATER ON YOUR
PROPERTY WHETHER THAT'S CUPS OR
BUCKETS OR POOLS.
CONTRARY TO POPULAR WISDOM,
GARLIC, VITAMIN B AND
ULTRASOUND DEVICES DON'T
PREVENT BITES.
SCREENS AND NETTINGS AROUND
SLEEP AREAS DO.
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