#summersafety — Public Fediverse posts

🦟 Mosquito season is here! Protect yourself with CDC-recommended repellents:
✅ DEET
✅ IR3535
✅ Picaridin
✅ Oil of lemon eucalyptus Look for these active ingredients for long-lasting protection. Stay safe and bite-free this summer! 🌿🧴

🔗https://apnews.com/article/mosquito-repellent-cdc-recommends-e47c0c35ffe49d6f36b39d03f1b95e06

#MosquitoRepellent #SummerSafety #BugBites

Useful information about ticks - a recent trip to Upstate New York highlighted the problems associated with tick bites, but they are present in many places around the globe, and can transmit nasty diseases!

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-protect-yourself-from-ticks-and-the-dangerous-diseases-they-spread/

Tick Maps Europe
https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/disease-vectors/surveillance-and-disease-data/tick-maps

Tick Maps USA
https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/geographic_distribution.html

#Ticks #TickPrevention #DiseaseVectors #SummerSafety