On 2009-06-20 09:32:05 +0100, Martin said:

On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:58:04 +0100, Sacha wrote:

On 2009-06-19 19:13:58 +0100, Martin said:

On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:55:12 +0100, Sacha wrote:
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You don't put DEET on your skin. The armed forces of most countries use it in
the tropics. DEET works. It's one of the few repellants that have been shown to
work in scientific tests. I guess the risk of catching malaria focuses
the mind.

Malaria would focus anyone's mind whereas Lariam has been known to
unfocus it.

L Maria?

Lariam is one of the anti-malaria drugs.

It's also an anagram.

Goodness, you're quick! ;-))

A friend of mine's son went
totally loco on it - not unknown, apparently. He recovered but it took
some time and the illness was terrifying to his wife and family.

However - not much risk of malaria in UK. Yet.

It was still endemic on the west coast of the IJsselmeer until the mid 1950s.
DDT cured that problem.

We're pretty sure they were using DDT to spray the banks of the river
at Dalyan when we were in a Turkish hotel a couple of years ago. They
assured us it ws harmless stuff but Ray says he'd know that smell
anywhere.


It's brought into the country occasionally by international travellers. Of
course there are people who take holidays and make business trips in places
where malaria is endemic

It's not something I can worry about among the hundred other things
we're supposed to worry about!

It depends on where you go for holidays.

See above!


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