ELSE FROM GETTING SICK. WELL, WE CAN SEE HERE IN HAMPSTEAD THE TOWN IS REALLY DOUBLING DOWN ON THEIR EFFORTS TO PREVENT MORE CASES OF TRIPLE E FROM POPPING UP BY CLOSING ONE OF THE MORE POPULAR FIELDS TO SPRAY IT FOR MOSQUITOES. JUST 5% GO ON TO DEVELOP FEVER OR CHILLS OR SOME NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS. DOCTOR RUANNE BARNABAS SAYS ABOUT 95% OF PEOPLE BITTEN BY MOSQUITOES CARRYING TRIPLE E ACTUALLY DON'T GET SICK AT ALL. BUT SHE SAYS IT'S THE DISEASE ITSELF THAT SHOULD STILL BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. IT IS A RARE DISEASE, BUT OF COURSE, WHEN IT TAKES A LIFE, IT'S 100% FOR THAT PERSON AND THEIR FAMILY. ON TUESDAY, NEW HAMPSHIRE DHHS ANNOUNCED SOMEONE FROM HAMPSTEAD DIED AFTER CONTRACTING TRIPLE E. FAMILY MEMBERS IDENTIFY HIM AS 41 YEAR OLD STEPHEN PERRY. NOW, NEARBY COMMUNITIES LIKE KINGSTON, NEWTON AND HAMPSTEAD ARE ROLLING OUT MOSQUITO CONTROL TREATMENTS ON SOME OF THEIR FIELDS, SCHOOL CAMPUSES AND PARKS. THEY'VE BEEN SENDING OUT EMAILS. I DON'T KNOW FOR THE PAST WEEK STRAIGHT ABOUT, SO I MEAN, THEY'LL LET US KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. DHHS SAYS THIS YEAR, SEVEN MOSQUITO BATCHES IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR TRIPLE E, INCREASING THE RISK FOR INFECTIONS IN PEOPLE TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM BEING BITTEN. HEALTH EXPERTS SUGGEST USING MOSQUITO REPELLENT WEARING LONG SLEEVES AND PANTS OUTSIDE AND AVOIDING THE OUTDOORS IN THE EARLY MORNINGS AND NIGHT, MAKING SURE SCREENS FOR WINDOWS FIT TIGHTLY AND DON'T HAVE ANY HOLES ARE ALSO GOOD. AND IF YOU START FEELING FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS 4 TO 10 DAYS AFTER BEING BITTEN LIKE FEVER, CHILLS, MUSCLE ACHES OR JOINT PAIN, THEY SAY