The Culex mosquitos can carry West
Nile virus. With no vaccines or medications to treat West Nile virus, our best
protection is prevention.
How can we protect our families
from West Nile Virus? The CDC gives
these suggestions: avoid mosquito bites.
Make ourselves unattractive by using mosquito repellant when we go outdoors,
wear long sleeves and pants, especially between dusk and dawn when the Culex
mosquito likes to feed. Stay inside and
use your air conditioning. If no air
conditioning, replace window and door screens to keep mosquitos outside. One last suggestion: get rid of standing water such as flower
pots, buckets, etc where mosquitoes can breed.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/RepellentUpdates.htm
What type of mosquito repellent do
the experts recommend? The CDC staff
suggests mosquito repellents which contain DEET, Picaridin, Oil of Lemon
Eucalyptus or IR3535 on our skin. If you
want to use repellents on your clothing, permethrin is the suggested chemical
for clothing, shoes, etc. For
precautions about using insect repellents safely, see the CDC website at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/RepellentUpdates.htm
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