Health hints for warm climates : for all personnel proceeding to the tropics and subtropics / issued by authority of the Air Member for Personnel, Air Ministry.

Date:
1943
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Health hints for warm climates : for all personnel proceeding to the tropics and subtropics / issued by authority of the Air Member for Personnel, Air Ministry. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ‘4 The standard anti-malarial precautions are :— (i) Quinine.—Take one 5-grain tablet of quinine daily (or half a tablet of mepacrine daily) preferably after supper, from the day of leaving the United Kingdom, and during the whole sojourn in malarious areas, and as long after as the medical officer advises, (ii) Dress —You should wear shirts with long sleeves and slacks at all times from dusk to dawn, when mosquitoes are on patrol. If flying involves both day and night activity, keep your slacks handy. In the early morning they can be worn over shorts and discarded after the danger period has passed. Conversely, at dusk they can be pulled on over the shorts until there is a chance to have a bath and change properly. When undressing or washing in buildings not screened against mosquitoes, do so as quickly as possible, and then, if you are turning in, get under your mosquito net immediately. (iii) Nets.—Mosquito nets should be used whether buildings ~ are screened or not, as you cannot rely absolutely on screening only, and as doors are left open at times by careless people. The bottom of the net should be tucked under the bed one hour before sunset. The net should be in good.repair. If you find any holes, it is your responsibility to repair them. Be sure, after getting into bed, that you tuck the net in carefully under the mattress, and leave no gaps for mosquitoes to enter. Always look for, and kill, any stray mosquito inside your net before going to sleep. Try to sleep so that no part of the body
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