Mozzies!
Feb 2nd 2011, 9:12 am
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But I spent most of my childhood on a farm and around horses and i can tell you horse flies in Norn Iron are nothing like march flies here!
Feb 2nd 2011, 9:13 am
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Feb 2nd 2011, 10:45 am
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Feb 3rd 2011, 3:35 am
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Re: Mozzies!
Aloe Vera gel seems to keep my kids happy. It's cooling on the mossie bite.
Feb 3rd 2011, 3:44 am
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Re: Mozzies!
I can very highly recommend http://www.itchezeplus.com.au/
It's excellent - I have a bad reaction to bites and end up with welts if I scratch. This stuff stops the itch and really reduces inflammation. I certainly don't get bitten anywhere near as much now as when I first arrived - maybe only once or twice a year now - but I still hate being itchy!
It's excellent - I have a bad reaction to bites and end up with welts if I scratch. This stuff stops the itch and really reduces inflammation. I certainly don't get bitten anywhere near as much now as when I first arrived - maybe only once or twice a year now - but I still hate being itchy!
Feb 3rd 2011, 3:48 am
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Re: Mozzies!
By the way, who has been tested/diagnosed for Ross River Virus (or Barmah Forest)? Both my mother and I have been tested and told we have had Ross River (from mossies) .... you just have to wonder how many other folk are out there being bitten by these infection carrying insects.
Feb 3rd 2011, 4:00 am
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Re: Mozzies!
By the way, who has been tested/diagnosed for Ross River Virus (or Barmah Forest)? Both my mother and I have been tested and told we have had Ross River (from mossies) .... you just have to wonder how many other folk are out there being bitten by these infection carrying insects.
I guess we'll just have to wonder about the number of other 'victims'..............unless ABC comes up with a definitive answer
ps I believe that almost all insects are capable of carrying infection.................even Pommie ones
Feb 3rd 2011, 4:08 am
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Re: Mozzies!
Feb 3rd 2011, 7:22 am
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Approximately 30 per cent of people infected with the virus will develop symptoms three to eleven days after being infected.
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/factshe...rossriver.html
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/factshe...rossriver.html
Ross River virus in Oceania (Extrapolated Statistics)
Australia 1,473
New Zealand 295
Papua New Guinea 401
Ross River virus in Western Europe (Extrapolated Statistics)
Britain (United Kingdom) 4,460
Belgium 765
France 4,471
Ireland 293
Luxembourg 34
Monaco 2
Netherlands (Holland) 1,207
United Kingdom 4,460
Wales 215
Read more at http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/r/ross...ktrack=kcplink
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Feb 3rd 2011, 7:29 am
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Re: Mozzies!
Some info on Ross River virus
And God knows that this means..
Ross River virus in Oceania (Extrapolated Statistics)
Australia 1,473
New Zealand 295
Papua New Guinea 401
Ross River virus in Western Europe (Extrapolated Statistics)
Britain (United Kingdom) 4,460
Belgium 765
France 4,471
Ireland 293
Luxembourg 34
Monaco 2
Netherlands (Holland) 1,207
United Kingdom 4,460
Wales 215
Read more at http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/r/ross...ktrack=kcplink
And God knows that this means..
Ross River virus in Oceania (Extrapolated Statistics)
Australia 1,473
New Zealand 295
Papua New Guinea 401
Ross River virus in Western Europe (Extrapolated Statistics)
Britain (United Kingdom) 4,460
Belgium 765
France 4,471
Ireland 293
Luxembourg 34
Monaco 2
Netherlands (Holland) 1,207
United Kingdom 4,460
Wales 215
Read more at http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/r/ross...ktrack=kcplink
Feb 3rd 2011, 7:53 am
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Re: Mozzies!
Some info on Ross River virus
And God knows that this means..
Ross River virus in Oceania (Extrapolated Statistics)
Australia 1,473
New Zealand 295
Papua New Guinea 401
Ross River virus in Western Europe (Extrapolated Statistics)
Britain (United Kingdom) 4,460
Belgium 765
France 4,471
Ireland 293
Luxembourg 34
Monaco 2
Netherlands (Holland) 1,207
United Kingdom 4,460
Wales 215
Read more at http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/r/ross...ktrack=kcplink
And God knows that this means..
Ross River virus in Oceania (Extrapolated Statistics)
Australia 1,473
New Zealand 295
Papua New Guinea 401
Ross River virus in Western Europe (Extrapolated Statistics)
Britain (United Kingdom) 4,460
Belgium 765
France 4,471
Ireland 293
Luxembourg 34
Monaco 2
Netherlands (Holland) 1,207
United Kingdom 4,460
Wales 215
Read more at http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/r/ross...ktrack=kcplink
Feb 3rd 2011, 11:03 am
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Re: Mozzies!
Thanks everyone.
In the end I used tea tree oil on the bite, but am happy to give some of the other things a try
The bites are till bright red after 4 days. Still a bit sore but itching has gone.
In the end I used tea tree oil on the bite, but am happy to give some of the other things a try
The bites are till bright red after 4 days. Still a bit sore but itching has gone.
Feb 3rd 2011, 12:58 pm
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Re: Mozzies!
I was attacked by mozzies in my first year. Hasn't been so bad since.
Vitamin B works.
Vitamin C is a natural antihistimine.
Both these vitamins work well if taken before and after a drinking session to avoid a hangover.
Mozzies love people who eat bananas.
Mozzies follow carbon dioxide - which we emit. Mozzie coils and candles etc. cover the carbon dioxide. Apparantly.
Vitamin B works.
Vitamin C is a natural antihistimine.
Both these vitamins work well if taken before and after a drinking session to avoid a hangover.
Mozzies love people who eat bananas.
Mozzies follow carbon dioxide - which we emit. Mozzie coils and candles etc. cover the carbon dioxide. Apparantly.