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Over July 4th weekend, I was at an outdoor party. I got a lot of mosquito bites, which is prompting this question.

I've notice that in recent years that the bites are causing much larger swellings (~inch diameter), and also cause a minuscule amount of pus to crust up over the bite. This has been happening for a few years. I do not remember this happening ten plus years ago.

Is it an age thing because I am older? If not, do any of you older folks recall when it would be just a tiny bump that would itch a bit and nothing more? Am I retard for even asking this question?

E: Also, the crusty pus thing did not happen ten plus years ago either by my recollection.

Over July 4th weekend, I was at an outdoor party. I got a lot of mosquito bites, which is prompting this question. I've notice that in recent years that the bites are causing much larger swellings (~inch diameter), and also cause a minuscule amount of pus to crust up over the bite. This has been happening for a few years. I do not remember this happening ten plus years ago. Is it an age thing because I am older? If not, do any of you older folks recall when it would be just a tiny bump that would itch a bit and nothing more? Am I retard for even asking this question? E: Also, the crusty pus thing did not happen ten plus years ago either by my recollection.

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Thanks. No insult, but the reason I'm asking folks on Poal is because I don't trust anything the media has to say anymore. Or "science."

I trust the average man now.

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Yeah. I been following mosquito news off and on because I'm workin outside a lot now and I'm next to a river, I can say that info is legit and current with the trend.

The Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus has a high human kill rate in the Northeast, and two new species of mosquito coming out of Florida for 48 total. I havent seen any mention of field strains in the West becoming resistant to pyrethroids. Oh shit, India just got 14 cases of Zika virus, their first.

https://www.mosquito.org/news/

https://newslookup.com/results?q=Mosquito

I dabbled in some mosquito pest control, and its damn near impossible to eradicate: theyre tiny dark nocturnal flyers that appear as quickly as they disappear. First idea, best idea: repellents! Thats really the best "control" because theres no way I'm going to implement larvicide, and I can't spray pesticide Everywhere, not because of disapproval because of muh birds and bees, but because it would require a chemical-resistant suit and it would kill off arachnids in the area that I want for insect control.

"Most people infected with West Nile don’t have any symptoms, while about 1 in 5 have flu-like symptoms and fewer than 1% of people develop serious neurological problems such as encephalitis or meningitis, health officials said. People age 50 or older and those with diabetes or hypertension are at higher risk of getting sick and developing complications, authorities said." https://apnews.com/article/health-california-west-nile-virus-9e473cfbdb1dc11fc3a6dc16271cc2a9

Multiple enemies, multiple fronts. Time is also an enemy. Life aint gettin better with time.

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I believe all this shit is killing ...

... muh birds and bees ...

... and it would kill off arachnid ...

I really like spiders as well.

Regarding the other stuff. Eat healthy, exercise, be strong, and stay White. Only pussies die from disease. Okay, maybe not, but that is my shit argument.