In people who have a mild skin reaction, as many people do to mosquito and ant bites, essential oils may be beneficial. It’s important to note that a person should not apply essential oils ...

Major government hospitals throughout the city are reporting 500 to 750 suspected cases of the mosquito-borne disease every day, as noted by local media earlier this month, further straining an ...

Preventing mosquito bites is important for more reasons than not having to deal with the itch the bites cause. Mosquito bites can also leave residual scars, cause allergic reactions, and, in some ...

Two more cases of the mosquito-borne dengue virus have been identified in Baldwin Park, bringing to five the recent total concentrated in the area and raising concerns of a “small local outbreak ...

A Connecticut father died Monday — five years after he was bitten by an infected mosquito while clearing brush in his wooded backyard. Richard Pawulski, 49, was killed from complications of ...

Crisper fall weather is descending, signaling the coming end of another mosquito season that this year saw modest outbreaks of West Nile virus and eastern equine encephalitis. The good news has ...

Massachusetts health officials are urging people to avoid outdoor activities in the evening (file image) A rare but potentially lethal mosquito-borne virus has prompted nearly a dozen towns in the ...

Bug bites are irritating, and some can be harmful. Learn to identify the type of bug bite and when to seek emergency medical care.