Preventing insect bites and stings Insektenabwehrmittel Care Plus® DEET Care Plus® Natural & Mosi-guardTM Care Plus®For Kids Moskitonetze Care Plus®Moskitonetz Biting and stinging insects are not only irritating; they can also transfer a number of sometimes serious infectious diseases, including: malaria (almost all (sub) tropical destinations) yellow fever (large parts of Tropical Africa, South America) dengue, also referred to as dandy fever (Latin America, Southeast Asia) People generally use malaria tablets to prevent malaria. These give good, but NOT full protection. Every year, more than a million people die from malaria. There is currently no vaccine or medicine for dengue. You therefore need to prevent mosquito bites as far as possible. TROPICARE TIP: The malaria mosquito is only active in the evening and at night; the dengue mosquito primarily during the day. So protect yourself continuously! Golden rules These are Tropenzorg’s three golden rules for preventing mosquito bites: wear light-coloured, finely-woven clothing (long-sleeved shirt, long trousers, socks, closed shoes apply a strong insect repellent containing 30-50% DEET to uncovered skin sleep under a good quality mosquito net, preferably impregnated. Care Plus® offers a package of products for preventing and treating insect bites and stings. Click now on the product list for information on the individual products.