Cases of Dengue will always rise during the rainy season, but the vector does live year round and thus you are always at risk. So here are some reminders. What is it? Dengue is a nasty flu-like illness caused by a virus, and spread by an infected mosquito having a blood meal off you. The … Continue reading Dengue
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Mosquitoes
No doubt, Yangon has its fair share of mosquitoes. Mozzies here tend to be small, quiet and fierce! A recent visitor from Scandinavia, no stranger to mosquitoes because of the abundance of water and forests there, commented that they were like stealth insects because their small size makes them so hard to detect – until … Continue reading Mosquitoes