To get rid of mosquito bites and soothe itching, avoid scratching and try a cool compress or an antihistamine medication.

These home remedies for mosquito bites are a good alternative when you don't have hydrocortisone cream or calamine lotion in ...

Mosquitoes are the ultimate summer party crashers. You’re out on the porch in Virginia Beach, maybe grilling, maybe just minding your business, and next thing you know, you’re doing that little ...

In sub-Saharan Africa, a child under five dies nearly every minute from malaria. But new research suggests baby wraps treated with insect repellant can protect them.

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with Ugandan and international collaborators, report that permethrin-treated baby wraps reduced clinical malaria cases in young children ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness Department will conduct fogging in the Highlands this week after mosquitos with West Nile Virus were found in the area. In a news ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Sometimes nights in Minecraft are overwhelming, feeling like you're battling an unstoppable army of hostile mobs. Minecraft's next update, which drops ...

What is the world's deadliest animal? Last month, the CDC released an article calling the mosquito the world's deadliest animal, killing more people than any other creature in the world through a ...

WEST MONROE, N.Y. — The Oswego County Health Department reported on Tuesday, September 23 that a mosquito sample collected on Sept. 17 in the town of West Monroe has tested positive for EEEV. Although ...

A person in South Carolina has died from eastern equine encephalitis, a rare virus spread by mosquitoes. Approximately 30% of people infected with the virus die, and there is no vaccine or specific ...

On the heels of Milwaukee's 1,000-year flood, some residents say they are experiencing the worst-ever mosquito season they can remember. In a Sept. 3 survey, we asked readers whether they had noticed ...

Researchers in the Netherlands turned a major music festival into an unexpected laboratory to investigate a question that has long puzzled scientists and bug-bitten individuals alike: What makes some ...