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Travel Precautions
Vector-borne diseases are infections transmitted by insects that harbor parasitic, viral, or bacterial organisms. Common diseases include yellow fever and malaria, but there are many others in every country in the world.
The risk for malaria and other mosquito-born infections is highest when mosquitoes feed, between dusk and dawn.
Insect Repellents
DEET. Most insect repellents contain the chemical DEET (N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide), which remains the gold standard of currently avai...
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Anxiety Disorders: Medications
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...procedure performed to detect problems with the heart and its blood supply a catheter is inserted into the body through an artery or vein. A catheter is a long thin tube through which the doctor... Read more »Images
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