Are you safe from Mosquitos?

Mosquito bites are the itchy bumps that appear after mosquitoes use their mouthparts to puncture your skin and feed on your blood. The bumps usually go away without treatment in a few days. Some mosquito bites may get very swollen, sore and inflamed. This type of reaction, sometimes called skeeter syndrome, is most common in children1.

Mosquito bites can cause severe illnesses if the insects carry certain viruses or parasites. Infected mosquitoes can spread West Nile virus, Zika virus, and the viruses that cause malaria, yellow fever and some types of brain infection2.

To protect yourself from mosquito bites, you can take several steps such as using mosquito netting over strollers and cribs, using mosquito netting when sleeping outdoors, selecting self-care products that don’t have scents and using insect repellent when mosquitoes are active1