Bed / sleeping mosquito nets

Not only will mosquito nets keep these flying irritations at bay, but will also help that you can have undisturbed sleep.

You can prevent being bitten by a mosquito while having a nap by sleeping under a bed net. These fine gauge nets keep the mosquitoes away from you while sleeping and if hung correctly are most effective.

Some nets that you can purchase is already treated with an insecticide, or a proprietary insecticide can be bought and applied separately.

Although it may be cumbersome to get under a mosquito net the first time it really is an excellent way to protect yourself.

Care must be taken not to snag the netting as even small holes will allow the mosquitoes to enter the protected area.

If you are looking for a selection of standard as well as custom made mosquito nets, have a look at Kiwinet at www.kiwinet.co.za

Other measures to protect yourself

• Protective clothing

• Using DEET containing insect repellent

• Changing your room to prevent mosquitoes entering

Relevant information

• General information on malaria
• Types of malaria
• People at high risk of malaria infection
• Lifecycle of the plasmodium parasite
• Preventing malaria
  • Protective clothing
  • Insect repellent
  • Bed / sleeping mosquito nets
  • Room management
• Diagnosing malaria
• Symptoms of malaria infection
• Anti-malarial drugs
  • Doxycycline
  • Mefloquine (Larium™)
  • Atovaquone and proguanil combination (Malarone™)
• Testing for malaria
  • Home testing
  • Laboratory testing
  • Other tests that could be done
• Consequences and end result of malaria infection
• Malaria in Southern and South Africa

Our home test kits

• Urine test strips - testing for:
  • Glucose
  • Ketones
  • Blood / Hemoglobin
  • Protein
  • Nitrite
  • pH
  • Urobilinogen
  • Bilirubin
  • Leucocytes
  • Specific gravity
• Malaria test kit
• HIV / Aids home test kit
• Prostate test kit
• Breast Aware™ Breast cancer self examination pad
• Alcohol breathalyzer test
• Ovulation (Fertility) test kit

Information pages

• Urine testing

  • Kidneys and their functions

  • Kidney function regulating body fluids

  • Bilirubin in urine

  • Blood in urine

  • Glucose in urine

  • Ketones in urine

  • Leukocytes in urine

  • Nitrite in urine

  • ph of urine

  • Protein in urine

  • Specific gravity of urine

  • Urobilinogen in urine

  • Parameters of urine test strips (dip sticks)

• Malaria

  • General information on malaria

  • Types of malaria

  • People at high risk of malaria infection

  • Lifecycle of the plasmodium parasite

  • Preventing malaria

    • Protective clothing

    • Insect repellent

    • Bed / sleeping mosquito nets

    • Room management

  • Diagnosing malaria

  • Symptoms of malaria infection

  • Anti-malarial drugs

    • Doxycycline

    • Mefloquine (Larium™)

    • Atovaquone and proguanil combination (Malarone™)

  • Testing for malaria

    • Home testing

    • Laboratory testing

    • Other tests that could be done

  • Consequences and end result of malaria infection

  • Malaria in Southern and South Africa

• Breast cancer
  • Comprehensive information regarding breast cancer
• Prostate cancer
  • Comprehensive information regarding prostate cancer
• HIV / Aids

  • General information

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