The warm weather has finally arrived in Chicago. Baseball, barbecue, beaches, and bugs are part of the hot weather season.
Unfortunately, the downside of this season is the insects and the dangerous diseases they transmit. The New York Times recently reported that “the number of people who get diseases transmitted by mosquito, tick and flea bites has more than tripled in the United States in recent years.”
The CDC site on this summertime hazard has additional information on how people in the Midwest can protect themselves from these treacherous bites.