Steps to take to protect yourself against mosquitoes and ticks

Experts issue warning about increased health risk from disease-carrying mosquitoes: 'You may experience things like headache'

North Carolina officials are advising people to stay on the alert for disease-carrying ticks and mosquitoes, following a record year for several vector-borne illnesses in 2024. What's happening? The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is getting the word out about tick and mosquito-borne diseases as the state enters its prime season for these pests. Spectrum News 1 reported that while tick-borne diseases tend to peak around Ju…

Steps to take to protect yourself against mosquitoes and ticks

The relief from the heat meant a lot of people got outside in the Triangle. Here are ways to protect yourself against ticks and mosquitoes.