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Leishmaniasis : Prevention

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Prevention List

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

Prevention Overview Articles

Leishmaniasis
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 sandfly population and animal reservoirs are important. There are no pre...
Source:ADAM
Date:October 30, 2007
Leishmaniasis
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 preventive measure. In areas where leishmaniasis is very c...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Prevention Articles

Bug repellent safety
Insect repellent safetyThe safest bug repellent is proper clothing. Wear a full-brimmed hat to protect your head and the back of your neck.
Source:ADAM
Date:April 26, 2009
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