[pct-l] Bugs

[tdilopct@xxxxxxxxx (Tony DiLorenzo)]

This is based on my own use of DEET over a 3 to 4 week
period on my thru-hike.  There have also been a number
of studies done that do determine that there is liver
damage after prolong use.  As for contacting any
number of diseases on the trail there are plenty, but
how many people do you hear getting these.  As for the
West Nile it affect the young and the old the worst.
If you are healthy and get it your body will build an
immunity to it.  Ticks are down south and I haven't
heard of many cases of Rocky Mountain Spotted in the
area.

These are all my opinion, but when I was getting pains
in my abdomen from using DEET I decided to dicontinue
using it and the pains went away.  Nothing else was
changed.

Tony


--- Jerry Goller <jerrygoller@backpackgeartest.org>
wrote:
> Interesting observation. What is it based on? DEET
> is one of the most
> tested, most used chemicals we put on our bodies. It
> has proved to be
> amazingly benign. You're chances of contracting West
> Nile, Rocky Mountain
> Spotted, or any of a number of other disease carried
> by mosquitoes and ticks
> are vastly higher than sustaining any liver, or any
> other, damage. The DEET
> is by far the less dangerous.
> Jerry
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-admin@mailman.backcountry.net
> [mailto:pct-l-admin@mailman.backcountry.net] On
> Behalf Of Tony DiLorenzo
> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 11:16 AM
> To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] Bugs
>
>
>
> I would personal recommend that you stay away from
> DEET.  It is bad for you liver.
>
> Tony
>
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