Ethanol is widely used in all kinds of products with direct exposure to the human skin (eg
medicinal products like hand disinfectants in occupational settings, cosmetics like hairsprays …

Ticks are important vectors of human and animal diseases. One important protective
measure against ticks is the use of personal arthropod repellents. Deet and the synthetic …

2013 BMA Medical Book Awards Winner As the importance of medical entomology
increases, access to up-to-date, authoritative information also becomes increasingly critical …

Drawing together information previously found only in articles, reviews, symposia
proceedings, commercial literature, and medical entomology texts, Insect Repellents …

DEET (N, N-diethyl-m-toluamide) is the active ingredient of most commercial insect
repellents. This compound has commonly been detected in aquatic water samples from …

(1) Respiratory distress and seizures developed in an 18-month-old boy following brief
exposure to low-strength (17.6%) N, N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET). A review of the literature …

Abstract The emergence of West Nile Virus (WNV) in North America has resulted in
increased public awareness and utilization of insect repellents containing N, N‐diethyl‐m …

N, N-Diethyl m-toluamide (DEET) and permethrin have been implicated as potential
neurotoxic agents that may have played an important role in the development of illnesses in …

In recent years, a large number of insect repellents have been developed with the idea of
consumer benefits. In addition to already known advantageous application of insect …

The source Dermal Absorption and Toxicity Assessment supplies a state-of-the-art overview
of the dermal absorption process, and is divided into six well organized sections. Written by …