Protection against insect bites, Biology

Assignment Help:

Protection Against Insect Bites

To minimize insect bites, travellers should wear light-colored, long-sleeved shirts, pants and socks. The most effective topical insect repellent is N, N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET). Sprayed on exposed skin, DEET repels mos- quitoes, ticks, chiggers, fleas, gnats and some flies. DEET is available in formulations of 5-40% and 100%. Higher concentrations do not improve efficacy, but usually protect longer; 30-35% DEET formulations are preferred by Medical Letter consultants. A long-acting DEET formulation originally developed for the US Armed Forces (US Army Extended Duration Topical Insect and Arthropod Repellent - EDTIAR) containing 25-33% DEET (Ultrathon) can provide protection for 6-12 hours

 


Related Discussions:- Protection against insect bites

How does aldosterone act and where is it produced, How does aldosterone act...

How does aldosterone act and where is it produced? Aldosterone is a hormone that acts upon the nephron tubules stimulating the resorption of sodium. Thus it contributes to the

Ranking of companies according to the death rate, Ranking of Companies Acco...

Ranking of Companies According to the Death Rate The death rates because of accidents vary from industry to industry. Following is the list of industries in order of decreasin

Adults with infective endocarditis, Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) has emerged...

Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) has emerged as a prominent, predisposing structural cardiac abnormality and in adults accounts for 7 to 30 per cent of NVE in cases not related to drug

Scheme of classification of phylum hemichordate, Q. Scheme of Classificatio...

Q. Scheme of Classification of phylum hemichordate? These are about 90 species of hemichordates. All are marine and live in the open sea or in muddy sediments. Hemichordata wer

How does the male gamete penetrate the egg cell, Q. How does the male gamet...

Q. How does the male gamete penetrate the egg cell? How does the female gamete protect itself from the entrance of more gametes after the entrance of the first sperm cell? The

Abrasive action of water and wind, Abrasive action of water, ice and wind ...

Abrasive action of water, ice and wind Water is an important mechanical weathering agent both in liquid as well as in the frozen state.  Rain water carrying sediments, ice glac

How many grams of sodium dodecyl sulfate need, How many grams of sodium dod...

How many grams of sodium dodecyl sulfate (mw = 288.37) would you dissolve in 80mLs of water to make a 20% solution of SDS?

What is a distilling flask and how is it used, What is a distilling flask a...

What is a distilling flask and how is it used? A distilling flask is a round bottom flask that often has two openings, and some of them have a long neck.

What is predatism, What is predatism? Predatism is the ecological inte...

What is predatism? Predatism is the ecological interaction in which one individual mutilates or kills another to get food. Predatism is an inharmonious (negative) ecological i

What is the connection between tissue fluid and plasma, What is the connect...

What is the connection between tissue fluid, plasma and lymph? Tissue fluid is plasma (minus its proteins) which has leaked out of the capillaries. Lymph is tissue fluid which

Write Your Message!

Captcha
Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd