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06
Apr
2023
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16:15 PM
America/Chicago
outdoor space. Use a galvanized tub or water-tight container to house water plants and a small filter/fountain combination to circulate water. Adding mosquito fish to your pond is an effective and environmentally friendly way to control mosquitos, and your kids will love the aquatic life.Above all, ...
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Nov
2022
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08:59 AM
America/Chicago
oming back for more is easy money. However, get the dosage even slightly wrong and it’s deadly. Just two milligrams of fentanyl — the weight of a mosquito — can kill.“Fentanyl is about 50 times stronger than heroin,” Dr. Peeler said. “Even a small amount can block the brain’s ability t ...
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May
2021
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09:33 AM
America/Chicago
Mosquito Season Is Here. The Doc Smitty Shares the Best Ways to Protect Your Child from Itchy Bites.
s systemic illness such as West Nile Virus, Zika virus or Chikungunya.But our kids don’t have to suffer. There are great options for preventing mosquito bites and warding off some of these miserable consequences.DEETN,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide sounds like a little bit of a scary name for a chem ...
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Jan
2021
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11:14 AM
America/Chicago
chool and we got to create (or compound) our own calamine lotion,” Ozioma recalled. “My mom used to slather us up in it when we had itchy mosquito bites and I thought it was the coolest thing ever that I made that! I never looked back.” From that high school student enamored w ...
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04
Sep
2020
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12:36 PM
America/Chicago
oncerned about whether or not a big red swollen spot is infected and if it needs antibiotics.
Most people develop some redness and itching after a mosquito bite. Unfortunately, some children will have what’s known as a large local reaction, or “Skeeter syndrome.” This happens du ...
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13
Aug
2020
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13:21 PM
America/Chicago
As we continue to worry about the spread of COVID-19, now we hear that positive West Nile Virus mosquito activity is at record high levels in Tarrant County.
It seems 2020 is not quite ready to give us a break any time soon.
Tarrant County Public Health issued a warning to the general public a ...
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02
May
2019
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10:41 AM
America/Chicago
The mosquitos are out there. And obviously they like to feast on me (see my gorgeous, itchy leg to the right). So I'm right there with you trying to figure out the best next steps.
Let’s talk about the satisfaction of avoiding the world’s most annoying bug (and most devastating di ...
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08
Oct
2018
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11:09 AM
America/Chicago
DC recommends the following as means of prevention:
Up to date on all recommended vaccinations, including the poliovirus.
Protect yourself from mosquito-borne viruses such as West Nile by using mosquito repellent and staying indoors at dusk and dawn.
Remove standing or stagnant water from pro ...
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Jul
2018
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10:29 AM
America/Chicago
If you’ve chosen to brave the Texas heat this summer, you may have noticed that some of the few creatures to venture out with you are the mosquitoes. Or you maybe you are one of the fortunate souls that never seemed to be bitten by a mosquito.
Is it possible that some of us are mosquito mag ...
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03
Jul
2018
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10:48 AM
America/Chicago
bitten, treatment is aimed at treating the symptoms and can include oral antihistamines or calamine lotion.
3. Chiggers can transmit diseases like mosquitos and ticks.
Chiggers only barely pierce the skin and do not ingest or transmit blood-borne illnesses. They are super annoying but do not c ...
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