The good news is that monsoon is here and the bad news is that it has brought mosquitoes along. In India, it is a common habit to use mosquito killer sprays and liquid vaporisers to combat mosquitoes.
A questionnaire based survey was conducted with a sample size of 5920 people which consisted of people of all age groups.
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After using chemical based mosquito repellents, 11.8% people complained of various health issues like breathing problems, headache, irritation in the eyes, bronchial irritation, cough, cold, running nose and skin infections. A couple of them also developed asthma after using these repellents.
Source: IIS, Bangalore
How are liquid vaporizers and mosquito sprays harmful?
Mosquito sprays and liquid vaporisers contain chemicals like pyrethin and diethyl toluimide (DEET) which cause breathing difficulty, respiratory problems, dizziness, stomach irritation, nausea, vomiting, skin infections and so on.
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According to studies conducted in foreign countries, the prolonged usage of these mosquito repellents could cause asthma, wheezing, damage to the cornea and liver.
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Even medical doctors and The Industrial Toxicological Research Institute (Lucknow) have also recorded these health hazards have been caused by the regular usage of mosquito repellents.
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The effect of any mosquito repellent usually lasts for a couple of hours which means repeated usage of these repellents. Avoid using chemical based mosquito repellers and instead switch to electronic mosquito repellents to avoid such serious health problems.
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