What's the best protection against mosquito bites to prevent contracting the West Nile Virus?

repellent and flying insect spray

body repellent plus the candles or the light or something like that

you use off bug spray and stay away standing water holes and stay inside during the evening. if you must go outside light bug candles.

stay inside during the early evening and pouring small amounts of bleach into any standing water around your home

Bite the mosquitos first.

There are a lot of mosquito repellents in the stores.
One homemade recipe:
Put in a dark bottle, 10 grams( two tablespoons) of fresh mint leaves, 100 ml alcohol, keep it at dark, cool place a week and after that you can put the solution on the exposed parts of your body.

Hi - DEET has been recommended and used in the past by different entities (e.g. US Military. It seems to work as I have personally used it in India to counter Malaria. However be cautious - it is quite toxic and you should read the product warning label before using it.

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