Table 2:
Anti-Mosquito Methods
| • Appropriate use of insecticide-treated bed-nets (pyrethroids like permethrin) |
| • Intact window-screens |
| • Air-conditioning and ceiling-fans |
| • Minimizing skin exposure by wearing long-sleeved shirts and long pants |
| • Avoiding outdoor stays during peak activity periods of mosquito bites (dusk to dawn) |
| • Application of repellents (containing DEET 20–50% or Icaridin 20%) every 3–4hrs with use on clothing for more effect. |
| • Impregnation of clothes (pyrethroids like permethrin) |