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Tick bites and disease

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Health Risks in the Wilderness

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Insect repellents and DEET

… Insect repellent is a spray or liquid used to keep biting insects, such as mosquitoes, away from your skin and … Repellents work by discouraging insects from landing on and biting your skin. Insect repellent should be used when you … Mosquitoes can become carriers of the virus after biting birds infected with the virus. It is possible for …
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Role of Pets in Human Disease

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Japanese encephalitis vaccine

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Bed bugs

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Health advice for travellers

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Malaria prevention

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West Nile virus

… Mosquitoes can become carriers of the virus after biting birds infected with the virus. It is possible for … protect myself? Any activity that prevents mosquitoes from biting or breeding will help to reduce the risk of infection … pants and a long–sleeved shirt to keep mosquitoes from biting. Mosquitoes that can carry WNV are most active in the …
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Petting zoo and open farm visits