Mosquito bite risk rises with rainfall, muggy weather
JUMP FROM 11, A HALF PERCENT
SERIOUSLY. DELINQUENT
5 YEARS AGO.
>> WITH THE RAIN WE'VE HAD
LATELY, HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE
REMINDING YOU TO BEWARE OF
STANDING WATER COMBINED WITH
THE HUMID TEMPERATURES. PRIME
BREEDING GROUND FOR MOSQUITOES
THE BUREAU HEALTH REPORTER
GRACE TABLE SHOWS US HOW TO
PROTECT YOURSELF, KEEP THOSE
BITES FROM BECOMING MORE
SERIOUS.
>> WARMER WEATHER AND MORE RAIN
MEANS MORE RISK FOR MOSQUITO
BORNE ILLNESSES. IT'S WHY WAKE
COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS
ARE REMINDING RESIDENTS
PREVENTION IS THE BEST
PROTECTION THERE OUT ALREADY.
THEY'RE OUT IN FULL FORCE AND
HEALTH OFFICIALS WARN
MOSQUITOES WON'T BE GOING
ANYWHERE
UNLESS YOU.
>> TAKE ACTION. BIGGEST THING
IS ANY KIND OF MOSQUITO CONTROL
STARTS WITH THE HOMEOWNER OR
THE RESIDENT HUNTER GREG AND
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH MANAGER
WITH THE WAKE COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT SAYS RESIDENTS NEED
TO DO 2 THINGS. TIP AND TOM,
ANYWHERE THAT HOLD STANDING
WATER IS A POTENTIAL BREEDING
HABITAT FOR MOSQUITOES, WHICH
MEANS MORE MOSQUITOS HANGING
AROUND. THEY CAN BITE YOU
ANYTHING FROM A TRASH CAN LEFT
ON SEALED TO A KIDDIE POOL IN
THE YARD. TO YOUR GUTTERS.
CAN ALL SEEM INVITING FOR
UNWANTED HOUSE GUESTS AND
DANGEROUS DISEASES. NCDHHS IS
ALSO ENCOURAGING NORTH
CAROLINIAN STATEWIDE TO FIGHT
THE BITE AFTER MORE THAN 900
MOSQUITO AND TICK BORNE
ILLNESSES REPORTED IN 2020 FOR
ANYBODY WHO'S IMMUNOCOMPROMISED
BE EXTRA CAREFUL, YOUNG
CHILDREN, OLDER ADULTS. I KNOW
IT'S GETTING HOT OUTSIDE, BUT
IF YOU CAN WEAR THOSE LONG
SLEEVES AND LONG PANTS TO
PROTECT YOURSELF IN WAKE
COUNTY, GRACE. HEY, BUT WRAL,
THOSE MOSQUITOES AND A BUG
SPRAYS, A GREAT DEFENSE AGAINST
THE MOSQUITO BITES. IT'S
RECOMMENDED YOU SOMETHING.