title: Prevention of arthropod-related disease.
abstract: Arthropods of medical importance include vespids, ticks, mosquitoes, mites, flies, and fleas. They spread illness as disease vectors, are associated with lethal allergic reactions, and produce potentially deadly toxins. Strategies for prevention of illness include avoidance, vector reduction programs, chemoprophylaxis, and repellents. Strategies must be tailored to regional risks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Dirk M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Elston
mesh_terms: D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000517:prevention & control; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D001179:Arthropod Vectors; D009033:Culicidae; D003671:DEET; D004478:Ectoparasitic Infestations / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007302:Insect Repellents; D008925:Mites; D005423:Siphonaptera; D017282:Tick-Borne Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013987:Ticks
chemical_list: D007302:Insect Repellents; D003671:DEET