Repel ticks, skeeters when hiking.

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If you plan on hiking or camping while the weather is still warm, remember to take along insect repellent and long pants, advise doctors at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. A repellent, preferably one containing the active ingredient DEET, will help ward off mosquitoes, which can carry West Nile virus and other diseases. West Nile causes flu-like symptoms in infected persons. It can result in severe illness and even death.

Meanwhile, wearing long pants tucked into socks or boots as well as long-sleeve shirts will help protect against ticks, a Lyme disease...