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Holidays to some countries can be spoilt by mosquitoes and other biting and stinging insects and many people feel uncomfortable in covering themselves with DEET.
People have been documented as dying from using 4 (chemical name N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide, former nomenclature N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide-), mainly children. Although DEET deaths are rare the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has documented many cases of DEET users experiencing fainting, nausea, vomiting, headaches and seizures! Only use DEET as a last resort and if this is the case, a 50% concentration will suffice as there is no added benefit to higher concentrations; just increased risk of an adverse reaction. DEET ‘melts’ plastics and synthetic fibres and it is not good for your skin. Indeed, there are numerous instances of skin scarring when using this neuro toxin especially for women and children over prolonged periods.
DEET should NEVER be used on children as their DNA is more susceptible to mutation whilst growing and their skin is much more sensitive.
In 2008 news came from Cambodia that even the latest anti-malarial drugs, artemisinins, are not working as well as they used to and it is only a matter of time before they do not work at all. Despite stronger and stronger medicines, insecticides and repellents, mosquitoes and the malaria parasite are still winning the battle with a malaria death currently every 30 seconds. It has been predicted that malaria will return to the UK in the near future.
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