Diane Wells

Beach, beach and more beach. I love the outdoors but hate bugs! Did I mention that I love the beach? Anyway, I hope you enjoy my posts as much as I enjoyed creating the, And, I truly hope that my putting pen-to-paper helps keep you 'insect bite free' this season. In the meantime, back to the BEACH!

Repellents Effective Against Zika

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Prevention has always been better than cure. One way to prevent any pathogen from affecting you is to repel it. One way to do so is to keep its vector from coming into contact with you. A very potent pathogen now affects many people in many areas with warm climate—the Zika virus. This type of ... Read more

How to Prevent & Protect From Zika In General

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Disease control is a priority in achieving optimal health. It is said that “prevention is better than cure”. It applies for every disease. Somehow, it is very difficult to prevent disease when you go about your daily activities. Even if it is, you should take responsibility for your health and the health of your family. … Read more

Pregnant Mothers Guide to Zika Protection

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Pregnancy is a delicate situation. Once conception happens, the fetus develops in the woman’s uterus until it is time for birth. Like any ailment, Zika does not choose which people to infect. An infected mosquito can alter the condition of the fetus through neurological defects such as microcephaly. If you are planning to get pregnant … Read more

Symptoms and Adverse Effects of Zika

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The Zika virus is a flavivirus, which is mosquito-borne. It is related to the dengue virus. In 1947, the virus was extracted from the rhesus monkey in Uganda’s Zika forest. In the same forest, the virus was extracted from the mosquito known as Aedes africanus in 1948. In 1954, the Zika virus was detected in … Read more