Insect Repellents
|Drugs.com: It’s Buggin’ Me! How to Safely Use an Insect Repellent
Drugs.com : It’s Buggin’ Me! How to Safely Use an Insect Repellent
Why Should I Use an Insect Repellent?
The use of insect repellents is a safe and effective way to prevent insect and tick-borne diseases.
Mosquito bites can lead to:
- West Nile virus
- Zika virus
- Malaria
- Dengue fever
- Encephalitis
While the small deer tick can cause Lyme disease.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) strongly recommends the use of insect repellents to prevent transmission of West Nile virus and other mosquito-borne diseases. Most cases of malaria diagnosed in the U.S. originate from other parts of the world.
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