How I Survived a Sandfly Swarm

Sandflies look like harmless little bugs, until the females start biting you while on the hunt for proteins in your blood to feed their eggs. They are carriers of Carrion’s disease, filarial worms and leishmaniasis. This is as serious as malaria and can kill you if it goes untreated. Why shouldn’t you scratch the bites? What food can make you sandfly-proof? And how could a fan save your life?

00:00 How to Survive a Sandfly Swarm
01:19 Get Your Vitamin B
01:57 Turn on a Fan
02:36 Beware of Ulcers
03:38 Seek Treatment
04:03 Don’t Scratch

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