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When I lived in the Cook Islands, there was an outbreak of hemorrhagic dengue fever, which is transmitted through mosquitoes. There were a LOT of mosquitoes on the island. We had one doctor on our island who we nicknamed Dr. Death--he was that bad.
When I lived in the Cook Islands, there was an outbreak of hemorrhagic dengue fever, which is transmitted through mosquitoes. There were a LOT of mosquitoes on the island. We had one doctor on our island who we nicknamed Dr. Death--he was that bad.
I did not want to get this disease, it is truly horrific. I did not want to risk my health with Dr. Death, or have to seek treatment on a larger island or in New Zealand, for financial reasons. So, whenever I left the house, I DOUSED myself in mosquito spray. DOUSED.
Not just any spray, though, the spray with the highest DEET content possible. Head to toe in DEET. Every day. In the scorching heat, sweating DEET out my pores. Words can explain how gross and sticky and smelly it was.
And because I was working, I had to go outside a lot.
And because I was working, I had to go outside a lot.
I lived like this, soaked in DEET, for months. We all did. Because who in their right mind wants hemorrhagic dengue fever??? There was no guarantee I wouldn& #39;t get it--mozzies could still sneak in and bite me while I slept, after alll--but I stood a much better chance with DEET.
