In article <1994Apr30.004654.18301 at martha.utcc.utk.edu> ctfaulkn at utkvx.utk.edu writes:
>>And then........
>>Devin Nickol (dnickol at netserv.unmc.edu) wrote:
>>There is no drug that has been shown to prevent infection with O.
>>volvulus. (liberally condensed from Harrison's)
>>The epidemiology of Onchocercaisis indicates that prevalance increases with
>age, i.e. the longer you live in an endemic area, the more opportunities you
>have to become infected. You might advise your father to wear long pants,
>long sleeve shirts etc. Also a bug repellent containing DEET will also be
>helpful in discouraging fly bites. I believe most repellents contain DEET
>these days, but I always had good luck with Muskol, don't recall the
>manufacturer. You can probably find it in a sporting goods store, assuming
>fisherman use bug repellent in the UK. I might also add prevealnce changes
>depending on location. Its possible that your father will be visiting an
>area of low prevalence, in which case the probability of infection is even
>lower.
>> *stuff deleted*
>>CT Faulkner, Univ of TN, Knoxville
>>Thanks for the info. I will make sure that he brings some Muskol. I have
used Muskol on my trips to South America and they are quite effective,
though pungent.
Kin
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