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One of the Worst Things About Living in Central Mass

May 26, 2022 Mosquito Control, Mosquito-Borne Illnesses, Mosquitoes ,

Or more appropriately stated, some of the worst things about living in Central Massachusetts.  Mosquitoes, plural.

The Mosquito Plague In Central Massachusetts

The first reports of mosquito-transmitted Yellow Fever in the United States occurred in Charleston, SC, and Philadelphia, PA, back in 1699. Today, it is found in South America and Africa and causes around 200,000 infections and 30,000 deaths each year. Fortunately, there is an effective vaccine against yellow fever. But what about the other mosquito diseases that surround us here in Central Massachusetts?  Are their vaccines for those?

Coronavirus threat eclipses mosquito-borne diseases

May 15, 2020 Dengue, Mosquito-Borne Diseases , ,

Diagnosing, curing, and preventing COVID-19 is a worldwide priority.  The sudden prevalence of COVID-19 and movement to cure and eradicate it, have put mosquito-borne diseases on the back burner.  However, they persist. According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, a mother living in Singapore recently thought that her children were showing symptoms of COVID-19.  It began with a fever for her six-year-old daughter, and continued on to two other children.  Of course, the first thing she considered was coronavirus.  Who wouldn’t?  Her children did not have COVID-19.