If you want to protect yourself from mosquitoes and ticks—which seem to be everywhere this year—you might need to enlist a heavy-hitter. Insect experts reach for one thing: permethrin. Here’s what to ...

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There are vaccines against some mosquito-borne diseases (e.g., yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis) and you can take medication to help prevent malaria. But you should also take precautions to avoid ...

CASS COUNTY, N.D. (Valley News Live) - If you feel like it’s been a tough year for mosquitoes, you’re not imagining it. Cass County Vector Control’s Ben Prather hasn’t seen anything like it in his ...

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West Nile virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the continental United States, with the illness posing a risk to people from the start of summer into the fall. West Nile virus can ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. If you want to protect yourself from mosquitoes and ticks—which seem to be everywhere this year—you might ...