Many of us look forward to summer time and all of the benefits it brings. The longer days, warmer weather and possibility for picnics and family gatherings is certainly enough to keep anyone smiling. What is likely to be a problem, however, are the pests associated with summertime, and we typically do anything we can to avoid them. One of those issues we would rather avoid are mosquitoes.
You have likely heard about mosquitoes on the news, and the news is not good. Mosquitoes are carriers of various diseases. In some parts of the world, they carry and transmit malaria but even in the United States, they can cause serious health problems because of other viruses. For example, the Zika virus is known to cause symptoms such as fevers, painful joints, aches and rashes. Pregnant women are even told to avoid traveling in areas where mosquitoes are infected because of the possibility of birth defects!
Although it would be nice to avoid mosquitoes altogether, that is impossible to do. That doesn’t mean, however, that there are not ways for you to avoid those insects and the problems that they carry, including the West Nile virus, encephalitis and many other serious issues. Quite simply, mosquitoes are found in all locations of the earth so unless you are able to leave the planet somehow, you will be exposed to them at some point.
People have tried a variety of options to avoid mosquitoes in the past. In some cases, they will use bug sprays but the powerful and dangerous chemicals in those sprays will not only affect mosquitoes, they can have harmful effects on humans as well. Fortunately, there is a vitamin you can take on a daily basis and if you do it, you can reduce the issues with mosquito bites to better than acceptable levels.