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The Dengue Season

While the world is fighting covid-19, Singapore faces another challenge - dengue season. As we don't sleep in air-conditioned room, the probability of a mozzie visit is higher. I googled and saw an interesting Baygon product - Baygon liquid electric repeller! However it was out of stock on all major supermarkets. I called the distributor only to find out new batches are tentatively arriving in July. No confirmation of dates since the covid situation is so fluid that all aspects of life are affected and nothing is certain. I had to look for alternative! Probably something natural. My husband was considering mosquito coil. Something old school which I remembered seeing when I visited my grandparents in Malaysia when I was a 6-7 year kid. Even mosquito coils are sold out! Singaporeans are really forward thinking. They either are super prepared or they hoard all the mosquito repellent items as if it is going to last for years.
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My 3 year old toddler got kissed multiple times by mozzie!

It was shocking to see my son face and hands filled with multiple mosquito bites after my Netflix. My husband was insistent of catching the responsible party/ parties. He shook the curtains, side tables, clothes on the rack but no luck. He was about to give up... until he saw some dust-like substance beneath the coin bowl. The mozzie was hiding there! Baygon to the rescue! Finally... Peace of mind for the night. My son is a favourite among mozzies and what pains us is that his bites are often swollen and takes a couple of days to subside. We use SOOV to relieve his itch, Paw Paw for post itch treatment. If the bites become redder and more swollen, we apply hydrocortisone which contains a small % of steroid. This is the reason why we use this only as the last resort.
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