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25
May
2018
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08:28 AM
America/Chicago
Hello, friends!
Summer is nearly here! Let's quickly hit some of the most common questions I get around this time of year - about sunscreen, DEET, and life jackets.
1. Sunscreen:
Use it! Even on a cloudy, not-very-hot day! 80% of the sun's rays penetrate clouds! And bounce off sand ...
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29
Dec
2017
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09:42 AM
America/Chicago
es are a big problem and the popularity of this article by Devona Martin, M.D., proves it. "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.' Click to read the r ...
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17
Jul
2017
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14:45 PM
America/Chicago
ude headache, high fever, neck stiffness, disorientation, coma, tremors, seizures or paralysis.
“West Nile Virus infection is found in local mosquitoes. It is acquired from mosquito bites and not from infected people," said Mary Suzanne Whitworth, M.D., medical director of In ...
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19
Jun
2017
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16:40 PM
America/Chicago
hat is natural? West Nile virus. Zika virus. Chikungunya virus. Powassan virus. Ugh. All nasty viruses which are passed from human to human thanks to mosquitoes.
Citronella hasn't been proven to last very long and has to be at high concentrations to have any effect. So it has to be used reall ...
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28
Nov
2016
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15:56 PM
America/Chicago
The Texas Department of State Health Services announced today the first case of the Zika virus disease likely transmitted by a mosquito in Texas.
The patient lives in Cameron County in the Rio Grande Valley and was confirmed last week by a lab test to be infected. She is not pregnant and reported ...
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14
Jul
2016
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10:25 AM
America/Chicago
West Nile and Zika.
As we expected, both mosquito-borne illnesses have been reported in Tarrant County.
West Nile
On July 13, Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) confirmed the first case of West Nile virus for the 2016 season. The case is from Bedford and is the severe form – West Nil ...
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01
Jul
2016
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14:22 PM
America/Chicago
ly, it looks like the worst of the drenching rain (and hopefully the flooding as well) are behind us. As the waters recede, the rising threat will be mosquitoes and mosquito borne illness.
What’s the big deal with standing water?
Standing water is the breeding ground for mosquitoes. Ther ...
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23
May
2016
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09:18 AM
America/Chicago
a stays in the headlines, the more fear will grow in people about the virus. And she expects the concern about the virus to increase during summer as mosquitos become more widespread.
Dr. Whitworth wants people to take the necessary measures to fight against Zika, but cautions parents to balance ...
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12
Apr
2016
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13:21 PM
America/Chicago
ka, but she points to a few facts to calm our nerves or at least let us take precautions to be safe:
Local transmission of the Zika virus from a mosquito hasn’t been documented in the United States. Zika virus has been reported in travelers returning to the U.S.
Pregnant women should con ...
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02
Mar
2016
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09:36 AM
America/Chicago
French scientists claim they may have found a link between the Zika virus and neurological disorder called Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Warren Marks, M.D., a neurologist and medical director of the Movement Disorders and Rehabilitation Programs at Cook Children’s, says he sees a dozen or ...
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