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One of the most significant resources that you can obtain is through websites that are
available with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Center for Disease Control
in Atlanta. Both of those sites are a wealth of information about insect protection, about
the types of repellents and clothing treatments that you can use to protect yourself against
certain types of insects. They also both will tell you what types of insects, biting insects,
disease bearing insects that may be prevalent in an area that you're traveling to. So that's
something to really be cognizant of. And they both will tell you if you look at them, for
mosquito, which is the primary concern for most people, that a combination of both DEET,
for you skin and Permethrin for you clothing are the best, is the best combination for
you to use in order to protect yourself. Especially against malaria, and those types of diseases,
the viral diseases that mosquitoes do tend to carry.