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2. Mosquito-borne disease - Wikipedia

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   A mosquito's period of feeding is often undetected; the bite only becomes apparent because of the immune reaction it provokes. When a mosquito bites a human, it injects saliva and anti-coagulants. With the initial bite to an individual, there is no reaction, but with subsequent bites, the body's immune system develops antibodies. The bites ...

3. Canine vector-borne disease - Wikipedia

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   Spot-on treatments: Applied to the dog's skin (e.g., Frontline, Advantix), these treatments offer protection by killing ticks and fleas on contact and can last for several weeks (Beugnet & Franc, 2012). Oral preventatives: Medications like Bravecto or NexGard are chewable tablets that protect against ticks and fleas for up to three months. They ...

4. Mosquito-borne illnesses are back in the news. 4 ways to ...

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   Humans can get Oropouche from the bites of mosquitoes that previously bit infected animals. The virus commonly causes fever, headache, joint aches and a rash. The virus commonly causes fever ...

5. West Nile fever - Wikipedia

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   A mosquito (the vector) bites an uninfected bird (the host), the virus amplifies within the bird, an uninfected mosquito bites the bird and is in turn infected. Other species such as humans and horses are incidental infections, because the virus does not amplify well within these species and they are considered dead-end hosts.

6. Mosquito season has begun in Central Texas. Here's how to ...

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   Last year, Austin-Travis County had three West Nile virus cases in humans including one death, and 48 mosquito pools tested positive for the virus. The death was the first since 2014.

7. There’s a Deadly Mosquito-Borne Virus Circulating in ... - AOL

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   Try to manage mosquitoes indoors and outdoors by using screens, protective clothing, insect repellent devices, and more “In your house, make sure that you have functional screens,” Dr. Russo says.

8. Insect repellent - Wikipedia

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   Synthetic repellents tend to be more effective and/or longer lasting than "natural" repellents. [1] [2]For protection against ticks and mosquito bites, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends DEET, icaridin (picaridin, KBR 3023), oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE), para-menthane-diol (PMD), IR3535 and 2-undecanone with the caveat that higher percentages of the active ingredient ...

9. As mosquito-borne illnesses spread, here's how to tell West ...

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   The viruses that cause all three illnesses are transmitted to humans via mosquito bite. "What we've seen is a rapid uptake in certain viruses that haven't been in the limelight in recent years.