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   OFF! Deep Woods Insect Repellent. OFF! is one of the most popular brands on the market, and for good reason. With 25% DEET, it's safe enough to use on children while still remaining a powerful bug ...

3. Bug off! The insect repellents that actually work, according ...

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   Sawyer Products Picaridin Insect Repellent, 2-Pack. This nongreasy repellent staves off mosquitos for up to 14 hours and ticks, chiggers, flies and fleas for up to eight hours. You can use it on ...

4. Off! (brand) - Wikipedia

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   Off! (brand) Off! OFF! Unscented insect repellent. Off! (stylized as OFF!) is an insect repellent brand from American corporation S. C. Johnson & Son, produced in Finland. Its active ingredient is DEET ( N, N -diethyl- m -toluamide) or metofluthrin which is the most common ingredient in insect repellants. [1] It was first sold in 1957.

5. DEET - Wikipedia

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   N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide, also called diethyltoluamide or DEET ( / diːt /, from DET, the initials of di- + ethyl + toluamide), [1] [2] is the oldest, one of the most effective and most common active ingredient in commercial insect repellents. It is a slightly yellow oil intended to be applied to the skin or to clothing and provides ...

6. Permethrin - Wikipedia

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   Permethrin is a medication and an insecticide. [4] [5] As a medication, it is used to treat scabies and lice. [6] It is applied to the skin as a cream or lotion. [4] As an insecticide, it can be sprayed onto outer clothing or mosquito nets to kill the insects that touch them. [5] [7]

7. Onchocerciasis - Wikipedia

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   Onchocerciasis. Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is a disease caused by infection with the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus. [1] Symptoms include severe itching, bumps under the skin, and blindness. [1] It is the second-most common cause of blindness due to infection, after trachoma. [6]