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Mosquitoes - how to protect yourself!

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When travelling in the north of Sweden you are likely to be hit by: mosquitoes. All blood-sucking creatures are for some reason very fond of me (check the picture), but less so of Peter... I therefore feel that I have to prepare myself!

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Tips for avoiding/relieving mosquito bites

Here are some tips for avoiding or relieving mosquito bites, which I found on the county council's online health pages. What do you think works? Do you have any other "housewife" tips?

  • Wear clothes that cover as much of your body as possible.
  • Wear light-coloured clothing - mosquitoes are attracted to dark colours.
  • Apply mosquito repellent to the areas you cannot cover with clothing.
  • Use mosquito nets for prams and cots.
  • Take allergy medication with antihistamines for prevention, to reduce itching and swelling.
  • Relieve mosquito bites with cold water, an ice cube wrapped in cloth, alsol alcohol or cooling balm.
  • Apply weak hydrocortisone ointment to the mosquito bites.
Så här såg det ut när jag blev biten av sandflugor i Thailand... Behöver jag säga att de andra i familjen inte fick några bett alls?
This is what it looked like when I was bitten by sandflies in Thailand... Need I say that the rest of the family didn't get any bites at all?

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