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Infestations, Bites, and Insect Repellents

Pediatric Annals, 2020
Infestations and arthropod bite reactions in children are common reasons for presentation to pediatric health care providers. Infestations in children include head lice, scabies, and other mites. Fleas and bed bugs are common causes of bite reactions in children, and papular urticaria is a chronic, recurrent eruption resulting from delayed
Sonia, Kamath, Brandi, Kenner-Bell
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Insect‐Repellents

Angewandte Chemie, 1951
AbstractInsect‐Repellents sind Mittel, die Insekten durch Geruch oder geschmackliche Wirkung davon abhalten sollen, sich auf der Haut niederzulassen und Blut zu saugen. Die im Handel verwendeten Repellents und die Anforderungen, die an derartige Produkte zu stellen sind, werden besprochen.
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Topical insect repellents

Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 1974
Female mosquitoes seek man to obtain blood needed for egg maturation. In its search for a blood meal, the female mosquito is guided by several cues, most important being heat, moisture, carbon dioxide, and odor. Sight also plays an important role, especially with regard to a moving target.
Howard I. Maibach, William A. Akers, Howard L. Johnson, A. A. Khan, W. A. Skinner   +4 more
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Sunscreens and insect repellents

Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 2004
[]INTRODUCTIONRecent advances in sunscreen technology have led to better protection and improved tactile appeal. This review will detail these developments and compare several agents head-to-head for efficacy and safety in children.
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Diethyltoluamide (DEET) Insect Repellent Toxicosis

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 1990
Poisonings resulting from DEET are rarely encountered in companion animals. In human patients, DEET toxicosis has been associated with the development of a toxic encephalopathy characterized by tremors, seizures, behavioral changes, and abnormal movements.
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Chemical Insect Attractants and Repellents

Annual Review of Entomology, 1966
In the 18 years since the first monograph appeared on this subject, the number of investigations on insect attractants and repellents has grown by leaps and bounds. However, complete coverage of all the research activity was not attempted because of the severe restriction on space necessary to keep the size of this report within reasonable limits.
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Insect Repellents

JAMA, 2019
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Finches discover insect repellent

New Scientist, 2015
Stowaway mosquitoes and parasitic flies brought to the Galapagos Islands on tourist planes pose a deadly threat to the native finches. But the iconic birds--famously studied by Darwin--are fighting back. The songbirds are plagued by disease-carrying mosquitoes and by the parasitic fly Philornis downsi, whose larvae can kill entire broods of young ...
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Z12 Insect Repellent

1983
Frank Robson is a research chemist with one of the major oil companies. He has been the project leader involved in commercially exploiting certain by-products which have emerged from a research programme aimed at converting coal and lignite into a form of petroleum suitable for use in the internal combustion engine.
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Insect Repellents Handbook

2014
The public has a great desire for products that prevent the annoyance of biting insects and ticks, but that desire does not always translate into sensible use of those products. Insect Repellents Handbook, Second Edition summarizes evidence-based information on insect repellents to inform decisions by those involved with insect repellent research,
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