Mosquitoes Prefer to "Bite" These Groups of People

 

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I. 4 "High-Risk Scenarios" for Mosquito-Borne Diseases

1. Near Stagnant Water Environments: Mosquito larvae (wrigglers) need to develop in water. Therefore, places with stagnant water—such as flower pot saucers, discarded tires, plastic bottles, sewers, and ponds—are "breeding hotbeds" for mosquitoes. Residents living on the first floor or near green belts/ponds have a more than 30% higher chance of being bitten by mosquitoes compared to other groups.
2. Outdoor Activities at Night: Culex and Anopheles mosquitoes are mostly active at night, with their "feeding peak" from 6 PM to 4 AM. If you take a walk in the park, work in the fields, or camp outdoors during this period without proper protection, you are very likely to be bitten.
3. People Who Sweat a Lot or Have a High Body Temperature: Mosquitoes mainly locate their targets by sensing carbon dioxide emitted by the human body, lactic acid in sweat, and body temperature. People who sweat heavily after exercise, pregnant women (whose body temperature is 0.5℃ higher than that of ordinary people), obese individuals, and those wearing dark-colored clothes are more likely to become mosquitoes’ "priority targets".
4. Traveling to Epidemic Areas: When traveling to regions with a high incidence of mosquito-borne diseases—such as Africa, Southeast Asia, and South America—your risk of infection will increase significantly if you do not get vaccinated in advance (e.g., yellow fever vaccine) or carry mosquito repellents. In 2024, a tourist was diagnosed with dengue fever after returning to China from Thailand. Due to misdiagnosis as a common cold in the early stage, the condition almost developed into a severe case.

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II. 5-Step Scientific Prevention Method (Reducing Risk by 90%)

1. Eliminate Stagnant Water: Reduce Mosquito Breeding from the Source
   This is the most fundamental measure to prevent mosquitoes. Regularly check your home and surrounding environment every week: pour out stagnant water in flower pot saucers and plastic bottles; cover sewers and floor drains to prevent mosquitoes from laying eggs; for stagnant water that cannot be eliminated (such as in ponds and water vats), add larvicides (e.g., Bacillus thuringiensis) to kill wrigglers.
2. Strengthen Personal Protection: Make It Hard for Mosquitoes to "Bite"
   When engaging in outdoor activities: wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants, and choose light-colored clothing (mosquitoes are more sensitive to dark colors); apply mosquito repellents containing DEET (N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide), picaridin, or IR3535 (ethyl butylacetylaminopropionate) on exposed skin. These ingredients are recommended by the WHO and have guaranteed safety and effectiveness (for infants and young children, picaridin with a concentration of no more than 10% is recommended); when sleeping at night, use mosquito nets (especially in rural areas or epidemic areas), and install screen windows and screen doors to prevent mosquitoes from entering the room.
3. Get Vaccinated in a Timely Manner: Resist Risks Targetedly
   At present, a variety of vaccines for mosquito-borne diseases have been approved: for example, the Japanese encephalitis vaccine (provided free of charge for children and included in the national immunization program), the malaria vaccine (mainly promoted in Africa and not yet widely available in China), and the dengue fever vaccine (only applicable to people who have been infected with dengue fever before, and vaccination requires evaluation by a doctor). Before traveling to an epidemic area, you can consult the disease control and prevention center to find out whether you need to get the relevant vaccine.
4. Be Alert to Early Symptoms: Seek Medical Attention Promptly if These Signs Appear
   If within 1-2 weeks after being bitten by a mosquito, you experience persistent high fever (exceeding 38.5℃), headache, muscle pain, rash, vomiting, gum bleeding, or other symptoms—especially if you have recently been to a high-incidence area for mosquito-borne diseases—you must seek medical attention promptly and proactively inform the doctor of your "mosquito bite history" and "travel history" to avoid delayed diagnosis.
5. Community Collaboration: Jointly Create a Mosquito-Free Environment
   Mosquito-borne disease prevention is not an individual matter; it requires the joint participation of communities and property management. Communities can regularly organize mosquito control campaigns to clean up stagnant water and garbage in public areas; property management can place mosquito traps and spray low-toxic mosquito control agents (choose products harmless to humans and pets) near green belts and garbage bins to reduce the mosquito population.

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