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Epuka wadudu na kukaa bila kuumwa

Sio tu kwamba kuumwa na mdudu ni wasiwasi na kukasirisha—baadhi pia inaweza kukufanya uwe mgonjwa. Kwa mfano, mbu wanaweza kubeba magonjwa kama malaria, virusi vya Zika, na homa ya West Nile; wakati kuumwa na tick kunaweza kusababisha ugonjwa wa Lyme, ehrlichiosis, na watoto wachanga. Na hapo ndipo dawa za wadudu zinaingia.

Kulingana na Adam Mamelak, MD, dermatologist iliyothibitishwa na bodi inayofanya mazoezi huko Austin, Texas, dawa nyingi za mdudu ni kweli repellents za mdudu. "Kinyume na kuua wadudu kama vile wadudu, repellents mask dioksidi kaboni kawaida zinazozalishwa na mwili, na kutengeneza harufu ambayo wadudu hawapendi," anaiambia Afya ya Verywell.

Anaongeza, "Wadudu tofauti watadai kukulinda dhidi ya wadudu fulani, lakini sio lazima wadudu wote na kuumwa," Dk Mamelak anaelezea. "Wewe
inaweza pia kuzingatia uthabiti wa bidhaa, urefu wake wa ufanisi, na harufu yake. Hakikisha dawa unayonunua inakidhi mahitaji yako."

Hapa kuna dawa bora za wadudu kwenye soko leo.

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