Often the cause of purple skin around a bug bite is your body’s reaction to the saliva or venom from the insect. For example, when a mosquito sucks your blood, it injects saliva into your skin. This ...

The Caribbean Public Health Agency’s CARPHA, through its Pandemic Fund (PF) Project, has embarked on a regional strategy aimed at reducing the impact of mosquito-borne illnesses such as Dengue, Zika, ...

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NSW Health executive Jeremy McAnulty said the virus detections were concerning, as the state was experiencing ideal breeding conditions for mosquitoes. “The detections of JE virus near Griffith ...

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When Peak Design CEO Peter Dering identified a backpack linked to Luigi Mangione, the suspected shooter of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, he contacted police in a move he called instinctive. But ...

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If it seems like mosquitoes bite you more than other people, they very well might. Studies show that around 20% of people are particularly irresistible to these pests. Mosquitoes may bite you more for ...

Using insect repellent and covering up can help protect against mosquito bites Mosquitoes that carry viruses like dengue and chikungunya have moved into new parts of Europe, increasing the risk of ...