Use garlic to naturally repel mosquitoes and treat West Nile Virus
From time to time over the past decade or so, a particular type of viral infection known as West Nile Virus (WNV) has made the news since it made its way into America in 1999. Mosquitoes are the carriers, from the infected birds they first bite, to the animals and humans they bite later.
Most birds are vectors, or carriers that don't get ill or die from the virus, except for crows. They are so easily, adversely affected from the virus that dead crows in a given area are used as early warning signals for WNV spreading to mammals.
Up to 80% of infected humans are asymptomatic. They do not exhibit flu-like symptoms. Unless they are bitten by mosquitoes that will in turn bite others, there is little or no chance of spreading their infection to others.
Touching or kissing does not infect others. Blood transfusions, transplant organs, and breast fed milk from infected human hosts are considered rare infectious possibilities. Apparently, it's a blood borne disease.
It takes three to fourteen days for symptoms to show after being bitten by an infected mosquito. Even the remaining 20% who do show common flu-like symptoms are unlikely to infect others. So far, no big deal. What's the fuss?
There is the one percent who may develop serious neurological disease variations of encephalitis (brain inflammation) that can lead to death.
But just like the HIV virus, some dispute that the WNV virus has been isolated or even exists. That challenge will be presented later in this article.
Garlic does more than keep vampires away
Assuming that WNV actually is real and infects humans and animals, consider garlic, because so far no pharmaceutical solutions exist. And that's a good thing.
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Source: http://www.riseearth.com/2013/08/use-garlic-to-naturally-repel.html
