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Prevention

The risk for mosquito-born infections is highest between dusk and dawn, when mosquitoes feed. A good insect repellent is very helpful in reducing the risk for vector-borne disease. The most complete personal protection program for adults and most children is to apply the insect repellant DEET to the skin and also permethrin to clothing and other surfaces.

DEET and Other Skin Products for Repelling Insects

DEET. Most insect repellents contain the chemical DEET (N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide)...

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Expert & Community Posts

Dandruff: Diagnosis and Treatment

By Sue Chung , Health Expert

...coal tar shampoo, which was used in the past to kill head lice and can be effective at treating... Read more »

Bugs, Bugs, Bugs

By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

...to spray bedding. There are special shampoos for head lice, and again, bedding should be washed.... Read more »

Insect Repellents and Your Skin

By Sue Chung , Health Expert

...Permethrin is also the active ingredient used to treat head lice and can be found in tick... Read more »

Is It Herpes, Or Something Else?

By Charlotte Grayson, M.D. , Health Expert

...bacterial infections that need to be diagnosed and treated with the appropriate... Read more »

Is It Migraine? Tension-Type Headache? What?

By Teri Robert , Health Expert

What IS your head pain? How should you treat it? So. Here it is, another day . . . and another... Read more »

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Health Guide

Migraine Issues: How is migraine treated?

Migraine headache is treated by migraine prevention strategies and symptom alleviation. Many migraine sufferers rely on both preventive and abortive medications to stop the headache process. ... Read more »

Stroke Patient Guide, Part II: Diagnosis

...stroke is considered a medical emergency and requires urgent medical assistance, because immediate treatment can make the difference between life and death. Your treatment will hopefully... Read more »

Heart Attack Patient Guide, Part II: Recovery

...describes what you are likely to experience when having a heart attack, as well as your recovery and treatment. This guide describes the various stages of recovery, from the first few days in the... Read more »

Congestive Heart Failure Patient Guide

...cardiac problems and conditions that put them at risk for the development of CHF. The condition is treatable and its effects are often reversible. How the heart works The heart pumps oxygen and... Read more »

Stroke Patient Guide, Part I: Signs and Symptoms

...paralysis and death.SourcesA.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia. Mower DM, RN, CNRN, CS, MS. Brain Attack – Treating Acute Ischemic CVA. Nursing 97. March 1997. National Stroke Association. Stroke A... Read more »

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