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Avoid Illness By Avoiding Mosquitoes

Author: JohnGrimmes Total views: 6 Word Count: 421

If ever there was such a small life form that has spread so much misery, it is hard to think of anything that outranks the mosquito. While most associate itchy bites with the buzzing, there are far worse things that can happen.

Mosquitoes are deadly weapons of mass destruction. They are unaffected by major diseases, but spread them wherever they go. When they prick your skin seeking blood, they inject the disease into your body.

Mosquitoes and malaria are two words that just go together. Malaria is a huge problem world wide with 300 million cases reported annually. South America, Africa and Asia are the primary infection zones each year.

As the mosquito bites you, the Malaria parasite enters your blood stream and heads to the liver where it reproduces. Dehydration can lead to death, but symptoms usually stop with fever, fatigue, diarrhea and shaking.

A step up from Malaria is Dengue Fever. Dengue used to be fairly isolated, but has now spread to over 100 countries through Africa and Asia thanks to the friendly mosquito. There is no cure to the disease and there is an aggressive version that kills.

Dengue Fever is a virus that is brutal. After the mosquito bite, it begins replicating resulting in high fever, shakes and general misery. In bad cases, the patient literally bleeds to death through orifices including the ears and eyes.

Encephalitis is our next mosquito borne horror. A virus input through the mosquito bite, it cause swelling in the brain. The brain literally tries to swell beyond the skull. It can't and brain damage and death can result.

Yellow Fever is yet another wicked disease carried by mosquitoes. It is a virus transferred during the mosquito bite. In most cases, it results in fever and vomiting for a three to four day period and that is all. In roughly 15 percent of the cases, it can be much worse.

Yellow Fever can be so bad for a minority of patients that it plays out like a horror movie. High temperatures remain consistent and then something scary happens. The body turns yellow and you bleed through every orifice. Fifty percent die in fourteen days.

At this point, it has probably become obvious that mosquitoes are the bringers of misery and death. Treating all these diseases is impossible, so killing the mosquitoes is critical. Widespread spraying works, but has to be done consistently.

Locally, you can do something to protect yourself. Mosquitoes breed in standing water. Make sure there is none around you. If they can't breed, they can't spread disease.

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About the Author

John Grimmes is with AllTerrainco.com - makers of natural insect repellent that keeps mosquitoes, flies, gnats and more off you.

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