Attention danger ! Very viral on Facebook with the arrival of summer, a cliché warns of “a new kind of mosquito bite that causes serious infection”, even death.
In this photo, we see a red and swollen knee, where the contours of an inflammation are traced. According to the text of the post, it is due to “a new kind of mosquito bite”. It is even specified that the victim was found “drowsy” by her family who took her to the emergency room and that, if the latter had waited any longer, “the affection would have reached blood and caused her death”.
So, should we be wary of possible killer mosquitoes while on vacation this summer? Not at all, and Clémence explains to us in this new episode ofOMF Oh My Fake why this post should be read with caution.
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