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Are mosquito a big problem in Egypt ? Should we bring a repellent or can a hotel be expected to be mosquito free ?!
Semsema Member # 5415
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Hotels are sprayed twice a day, but yes the blighters still manage to get you. No malaria though, that is the good news.
LiveItUp Member # 4811
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YES! They are awful. I have suffered for 2 yrs with allergic reacation to diff. type mosquito here, they are small little things that make me have the worst red welts.....eww! Please bring repleelnt and most importantly a strong itch relief for afterwards, I like Banddaid's Insect gel clear back home.....good luck.
Madame M. Member # 8386
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YES YES YES!!! The mosquitos are horrible in Egypt! Bring repellant. I wish someone warned me of this before I went the first time. I'm going back in July...I'm bringing loads of repellant this time.
TheWesternDebt2Islam aka Ki$$ aka K Member # 7854
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did u know mosqitoues have 100 eyes
Madame M. Member # 8386
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yikes!
CHIMPS Member # 10093
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im not come across them yet in egypt only africa kenya went home....mombassa got sick // slap slap smack me self ..lol
Samia Member # 4691
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Every pharmacy in Egypt sells mosquito repellent!!! just don't forget to put it on!!!
Valerie Member # 6806
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If you take yeast tablets they won't come near you. Your skin lets off a smell they don't like. Humans can't smell any thing..............well so long as you wash
Enigma Member # 9314
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quote:Originally posted by Samia: Every pharmacy in Egypt sells mosquito repellent!!! just don't forget to put it on!!!
To be honest, I found the stuff I bought in Egypt was practically ineffective and I seem to have the same unpleasant reaction as LiveItUp, not nice!!
Is there an industrial strength repellant out there that actually works?? Or shall I resign myself to remaining inside for a large percentage of the year
shazlym Member # 10674
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quote:Originally posted by Enigma:
quote:Originally posted by Samia: Every pharmacy in Egypt sells mosquito repellent!!! just don't forget to put it on!!!
To be honest, I found the stuff I bought in Egypt was practically ineffective and I seem to have the same unpleasant reaction as LiveItUp, not nice!!
Is there an industrial strength repellant out there that actually works?? Or shall I resign myself to remaining inside for a large percentage of the year
Only if you buy a good brand not the 2 LE one
garfield Member # 10258
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I always bring from the USA a repellant with 100% Deet which seems to work very well.
LiveItUp Member # 4811
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Have to try the yeast tablets as I hate to wear smelly sticky repellent every waking moment as a deterent to them buggers... They also leave you lovley marks on your skin forever.......hate them it's misery when you have 25 bites everywehre.......help?
suzy24/7 Member # 10317
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What do yeast tablets do other than repel mosquitos? I mean why do people take them in the first place?
oldbag Member # 9889
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My first 3 trips to Egypt I never had any problems, but when I went to Cairo a couple of weeks ago I suffered badly for a couple of days until I bothered to put on the repellant I bought (from England) which worked really well. I also left it sat by the bed with the cap off which helped too I think. Its called 'Mosi-guard' Natural. It looks like a stick deodorant.
With a name like Smuckers Member # 10289
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quote:Originally posted by mrax: Are mosquito a big problem in Egypt ? Should we bring a repellent or can a hotel be expected to be mosquito free ?!
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slap slap smack me self ..lol
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and I seem to have the same unpleasant reaction as LiveItUp, not nice!!![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)