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Leishmaniasis : Prevention

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Prevention List

Prevention could include:
  • Control of Sandfly Population
  • Place Fine Mesh Netting Around Bed
  • Protective Clothing
  • Screen Windows

Prevention Overview Articles

Leishmaniasis
Preventing sandfly bites is the most immediate form of protection. Insect repellent, appropriate clothing, screening of windows, and fine mesh netting around the bed (in endemic areas) will reduce exposure. Public health measures to reduce the san...
Source:ADAM
Date:October 30, 2007
Leishmaniasis
Prevention involves protecting against sandfly bites. Insect repellents used around homes, on clothing, on skin, and on bednets (to protect people while sleeping) are effective measures. Reducing the population of sandflies is also an important pr...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Prevention Articles

Bug repellent safety
Wash repellent off your skin after the risk of being bitten by an insect is gone...Insect repellent safety The safest bug repellent is proper clothing...Avoid use directly on sunburned skin...
Source:ADAM
Date:July 25, 2008
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