Insect Repellents
July 4, 2016 (Issue: 1498)
Use of insect repellents is strongly recommended by
the CDC and the EPA to prevent Zika virus infection
and other mosquito- and tickborne diseases. Mosquitoes
can transmit chikungunya, dengue, West Nile, and
yellow fever viruses, and malaria....more
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