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News Jun. 26, 2020, 1:59 AM

How to identify and treat bed bug bites

To treat bed bug bites, you should make sure not to scratch them, and instead use anti-itch cream, oral antihistamines, or a cold compress to soothe your skin. You will also need to take steps to get rid of the bed bugs, because if you have an infestation, they will […]

News Dec. 12, 2019, 6:00 AM

A potential vaccine for the Zika virus just passed a major milestone: It protected mice from getting sick

There is no licensed vaccine that protects against Zika, a mosquito-borne virus that can result in birth defects. Researchers at the University of Adelaide in Australia recently created a vaccine that can neutralise the virus in mice. The experiment hasn’t been replicated in humans yet, but it’s showing early signs […]

Lifestyle Sep. 28, 2019, 3:52 AM

A deadly mosquito-borne virus killed two wolf pups at a zoo in Michigan, and domestic cats and dogs could be at risk too

Two Mexican grey wolf pups died this month of eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, a deadly virus spread by mosquitoes that can cause brain swelling, convulsions and fever in humans and animals. More than two dozen cases of EEE have been reported in humans this season, making it the biggest […]

News Sep. 20, 2019, 3:52 AM

A rare mosquito-borne illness caused a grandfather to go from healthy to brain-dead in 9 days, and it’s part of a scary trend

A 64-year old Michigan resident died in August from a virus called eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, which is spread by mosquitos. His family has since said he went from “perfectly healthy to brain dead” in just over a week after being sickened by the virus. At least four other […]

News Sep. 10, 2019, 11:47 PM

A deadly mosquito-borne illness kills a third of the people it infects, and it’s spreading. Here’s what we know about the states affected.

Eastern equine encephalitis is a mosquito-borne virus that causes a rare, potentially fatal disease and seems to be spreading across the US. There have been 12 human cases of the virus and two deaths so far this season. It’s also killed horses across the U.S. and been found in mosquitos […]

News Nov. 6, 2018, 1:46 PM

13 common bug bites and how to spot them

Bug bites can be hard to identify, especially when there are so many household critters that can leave you with a bite. While most insects you’ll encounter are harmless, there are a few specific bites that might warrant a trip to the doctor and it’s important to be able to […]

News Jun. 21, 2018, 11:59 PM

Bill and Melinda Gates are giving $4 million to help scientists engineer a malaria-killing mosquito — here’s how it could work

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is partnering with mosquito engineering company Oxitec to develop a male mosquito designed to kill off future generations of malaria-transmitting bugs. The genetic engineering technique has been used before to control populations of mosquitoes that carry Zika and yellow fever. After decades of decline, […]