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Re:Tick-killing pill shows promising results in human trial by Scoundreller on Monday March 18, 2024 @12:03PM (#39746293)
> Or are you suggesting something so potent it absorbs into your bloodstream and then prevents bug bites

That’s what the medicated pet collars do.

Part of the advantage of collar-absorption is that you can use a molecule that readily breaks down/inactivates in digestion. And avoid sharp peaks in blood levels.

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Re:Tick-killing pill shows promising results in human trial by Turing_Machine on Monday March 18, 2024 @12:13PM (#39746396)
I knew a woman who was highly amused that the cancer drug she was on caused mosquitoes to die instantaneously upon biting her.

Tough woman. She is missed.

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