What Returning Travelers Need To Know About Zika

• Wear socks, long pants, and long-sleeved shirts to make it more difficult for mosquitoes to bite you. You can also treat clothing with permethrin, or buy pre-treated clothing.
• Use insect repellent on exposed skin. CDC recommends using EPA-registered insect repellents with one of the following active ingredients: DEET, picaridin, IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus, para-menthane-diol, or 2-undecanone. Insect repellents containing DEET should not be used on children under 2 months of age; oil of lemon eucalyptus products should not be used on children under 3 years of age).
• Take steps to control mosquitoes in and around your home. Once a week, empty and scrub, turn over, cover, or throw out containers that hold water where mosquitoes can lay eggs. Use larvicides in standing water that will not be used for drinking and cannot be dumped out or covered, and install or repair screens on windows and doors to keep mosquitoes outside.