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Sesame Street and SC Johnson Team up to Teach Families about Preventing Mosquito Bites
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(OPEN):
"SESAME STREET" AND "S-C
JOHNSON" HAVE LAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAM TO EDUCATE FAMILIES ABOUT MOSQUITO-BITE PREVENTION:
"ONE, TWO, THREE--STAY AWAY, MOSQUITOES" FEATURES TIPS FROM MUPPET-CHARACTERS ON BOTH AVOIDING POTENTIALLY DISEASE-CARRYING MOSQUITOES, AND ERADICATING THEIR
BREEDING-GROUNDS--AS WELL AS INFORMATION ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF WEARING PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND REPELLENT.
DOCTOR TOM MASCARI IS AN ENTOMOLOGIST AT "S-C
JOHNSON"...
(MASCARI):
"IT'S THE HEIGHT OF MOSQUITO-SEASON. AND, THERE ARE THREE TIPS THAT FAMILIES CAN USE, TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AGAINST MOSQUITO-BITES.
THE FIRST ONE IS TO USE A REPELLENT CONTAINING THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT 'DEET';
IT'S AN IMPORTANT THING. YOU SHOULD ALSO WEAR CLOTHING WITH LIGHTER COLORS, TO KEEP MOSQUITOES
AWAY--AND ALSO MAKE SURE YOU'RE WEARING LONG-SLEEVE SHIRTS AND LONG PANTS, JUST TO PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST MOSQUITOES.
AND LASTLY, LOOK IN YOUR BACKYARD: IF YOU HAVE ANY BUCKETS OR TOYS THAT CONTAIN WATER, JUST DUMP THE WATER
OUT--TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T HAVE MOSQUITOES BREEDING THERE."
(CLOSE):
THE FULL MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE, AT
"SESAME-STREET"-DOT-ORG-SLASH-"MOSQUITO".
