Ten tips to avoid West Nile virus.The following are ten tips to avoid mosquito bites and infection of West Nile virus West Nile virus, microorganism and the infection resulting from it, which typically produces no symptoms or a flulike condition. The virus is a flavivirus and is related to a number of viruses that cause encephalitis. from Dr. Kimberly Thompson, a specialist in risk analysis at the Harvard School of Public Health The Harvard School of Public Health is (colloquially, HSPH) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Longwood Area of the Boston, Massachusetts neighborhood of Mission Hill, next to Harvard Medical School and Cambridge, Massachusetts, : 1. Make sure doors and windows Doors and Windows is a multimedia disk by the Irish band The Cranberries. Track listing
tight-fitting, tightfitting, tightly fitting, skinny tight - closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "tight skirts"; "he hated tight starched collars"; screens. Repair or replace screens that have tears or holes. 2. Use mosquito repellants on exposed skin whenever you are in an area where mosquitoes may be present. Repellants provide extra protection individuals need when exposed to mosquitoes and other disease-carrying insects. 3. Eliminate standing water, including clogged gutters, pool covers, empty wheelbarrows, and pools of water. Dispose of tin cans, plastic containers, ceramic pots or similar water-holding containers that have accumulated. Be sure to remove used tires, which are a common haven for mosquito breeding. 4. Remind or help neighbors to eliminate breeding sites on their properties. 5. Wear long sleeves, long pants, socks, and closed shoes. 6. Treat small ponds with larvacide and consider stocking larger ponds with larva larva, in zoology larva, independent, immature animal that undergoes a profound change, or metamorphosis, to assume the typical adult form. Larvae occur in almost all of the animal phyla; because most are tiny or microscopic, they are rarely seen. eating fish as additional control. 7. Proactively use pest control strategies and products. 8. Beware of the times mosquitoes are most active; typically at dusk and dawn, April through October, and avoid prime mosquito locations including marshes and wetlands. 9. Clean and chlorinate chlo·ri·nate v. To treat or combine with chlorine or a chlorine compound. chlo  ri·na swimming pools, outdoor saunas, and hot tubs. If not in use, keep covered. 10. Learn more about your community's mosquito control program. If local elected officials have not implemented a mosquito control program, advice about pest control products for consumers and local governments is available at westnilevirusfacts.org and hsph.harvard.edu/mosquito/. |
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