[The Epoch Times, September 24, 2022](The Epoch Times reporter Yuan MeiLos AngelesReport) PharmacypharmacistMr. Chen said recently that he was recently arrested in the yard because ofmosquito bitesbuy it at the pharmacyItching ointmentparticularly large number of people.
This summer is hot and mosquitoes are rampant in Southern California. Sometimes people only stay in the yard for a short time, and the exposed ankles and arms are quickly bitten. He said that a member of the public was bitten and went to his pharmacy to buy antipruritic medicine. He was shocked because the public had too much redness and swelling on his body. At first, he thought it was a symptom of monkeypox virus.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), not all mosquitoes are the same, and different mosquitoes transmit different viruses and bite at different times each day.
In California, the species of mosquitoes are Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, which transmit Chikungunya fever, dengue fever and Zika virus, and their bite habits are mainly concentrated during the day, but they also bite at night; Culex mosquitoes transmit West Nile virus , bite habits in the evening to morning.
California has also been invaded by Asian tiger and Aedes mosquitoes from Asia. The Aedes mosquito is a small mosquito with strong reproductive capacity. It likes to bite people below the knee.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends protecting yourself and your family frommosquito bites, You can use insect repellents registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), but be sure to read and follow the instructions before use to ensure that pregnant women and breastfeeding women at home are also safe and effective. If you have a baby in your home, be sure to follow the product’s directions for use and never use insect repellant on babies under two months of age. If the public wants to know more information about the use, please go online (http://www.epa.gov/insect-repellents)Inquire.
The public can install mesh on doors and windows, patch holes in the net to keep mosquitoes out; prevent indoor and outdoor mosquitoes from laying eggs in or near still water; empty and brush, turn, cover or discard items that hold water weekly , such as tires, buckets, potted plants, toys, swimming pools, birdbaths, flower pots and trash cans. ◇
Responsible editor: Li Xin