Chiggers--watch out for the chiggers!
Chiggers are prevalent throughout many of parts of the United States, and indeed, the world. But for those of you venturing out into Mother Nature in the late spring and summer of West Virginia, chiggers are a hazard you are quite likely to encounter in our part of the globe.The itching from their bites can be as uncomfortable and annoying as poison ivy to some folks. I suggest checking out the website below for info on what chiggers are (if you don't already know), how to avoid being bitten, and how to treat the bites if you are bitten.In the United States, chiggers carry no diseases. You will not suffer a serious health problem because of a chigger bite--unless you acquire a secondary infection from scratching the bite and not cleaning it.... Really, chigger bites are an uncomfortable nuisance, not a serious health hazard. But no one wants to be uncomfortable for days because of them,...
