Mosquitos and bites

blue44 said:
in 1993,i took paludrin daily double.dose and cholaquin weekly ,still caugh malaria as did many other travellers i met,truely awful disease
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I was out in West Africa in Early 2000. Quite a few of my colleagues got a full blown dose, and I know one guy who almost died.

I was taking Larium (Mefloquine) weekly (on a Thursday). It's a truly awful drug, but I suppose it was better than getting a dose of malaria.
 
Trevor Morley's Tache said:
I was out in West Africa in Early 2000. Quite a few of my colleagues got a full blown dose, and I know one guy who almost died.

I was taking Larium (Mefloquine) weekly (on a Thursday). It's a truly awful drug, but I suppose it was better than getting a dose of malaria.
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i was lucky,i came out with it my last few days,i got treated back.in the UK.
The medics thought i had HIV originaly when i went in,early 90's. similar symptoms to.malaria etc.
they put me.on quinine and within a few hours i was so much better,sent me virtually death though all.the time i was on it ( quinine ).
i wouldnt wish malaria on my worst enemy.pain beyond belief,killed more people worldwide than wars,and still.today
 
Close all openings to the bedroom, and kill them all using a rechargeable mosquito bat (should be quite cheap to buy like 2 pounds).
 
A hot teaspoon straight out of your freshly made brew pressed on the bite removes the protein that causes the itching.
Alternatively Avon skin so soft spray works as a deterrent
 
MCFCTrick said:
Every bite I get becomes totally inflamed and often infected. They have almost completely ruined some holidays in the past.
I know it doesn't work for everyone, but it does for me .... Vitamin B12 one tablet everyday for two weeks before a trip, and continue during it. I also use Boots own tropical strength repellent too. Last three holidays, including one of two weeks in Dalyan, Turkey which is on a river (and where I have had the worst bites ever in the past) and not a single bite.
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Funny as I’ve never ever been bothered by them, having been plenty of places in Europe, and even North Africa, Caribbean, Canaries, that is until I went to Turkey, fuckin things ate me alive, so I may give that a try.

I’ve just put it down to a change in hormones and body chemistry etc with age, I’ve become intolerant/allergic to quite a few things over the last few years, even eggs, which I’ve eaten shit loads of over the decades.
 
Hamann Pineapple said:
A hot teaspoon straight out of your freshly made brew pressed on the bite removes the protein that causes the itching.
Alternatively Avon skin so soft spray works as a deterrent
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Yep the hot teaspoon definitely works, just make sure it’s not too hot, don’t want a burn on top of a bite.
 
Nasty little bastards, hate them. Getting more allergic to them as I get older, I'll probably die from the next wasp sting I get, epipen's only delay the hospital and the last one I got was not pretty. Long sleeves, collared shirts and head net for me this summer... if we ever get one
 
I am prone to bites , i scratch the top off, squeeze out the fluid , put fucibet cream on and put a plaster on to stop me scratching it , works a treat
 
blue b4 the moon said:
This was my arm a few years ago after eating in the evening by some water in Spain....locals said a mix of lemon juice & water was way forward....and it does.View attachment 74977
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Looks like black fly bites to me. 10x worse than mossie bites. Were you constantly scratching your shoulder?

These are black fly bites
 

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