In times when people are divided over many issues there’s one thing that unites us – our mutual hatred for mosquitoes. Now that Summer is in full swing we’re just buffets for the mozzies in this heat. For most of us it’s usually just a case of lost sleep and itchy bites.
Swollen eyelids and night terrors
Bobby and Lindy recall their worst experiences with mosquitoes. Bobby ended up on the cold floor, while Lindy got a makeover that made her look like the love child of Elton John and Quasimodo:
Mosquitoes can actually lead to surgery
We asked our listeners to share their stories about the worst encounters with a mosquito. We heard about poor newborns being bitten on their fist day at home, someone getting poison in the face, a remodeled bedroom, and an incident that led to knee surgery.
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An interesting mosquito repellent
In Lindy’s Stat Chat we heard that according to a survey almost 1 in 10 people have a very unique method of dealing with mozzies:
