Thanks guys. Lots of good info there. Going to look into the garlic think..if works could be a good quick fix as I love italian. If it works on vampires may work on vampring insects as well..
Good afternoon "seanlisa". Having lived in Uganda for 15 years I am well used to mosquitoes & other insects biting me. On one occasion I had 49 bites in one night - quite painful. 3 times I have been in hospital with a bad dose of Malaria. Anti Malaria tablets are very useful but don't always work. I have tried them all and found Doxycycline to be the best. They are cheaper to buy overseas than in the UK.
I do know someone who used Garlic and never takes an anti Malaria tablet, yet after 30 years in Uganda has never had a bite. My wife can't stand the smell of Garlic so I don't use it. A Mosquito net is a "must" if you are going overseas. There is a cream supplied by Avon which smells very sweet and my friends tell me it works, but I never used it. If gong overseas make sure your arms, neck, upper body and legs are kept covered from about 30 minutes before dark until the sun is well up.
Anti Mosquito coils are excellent for keeping Mosquitoes away - Also, Mosquitoes don't like any kind of smoke - so if you are a "smoker" you won't die of Malaria, but you might die of cancer.
Day time Mosquitoes do not carry Malaria, only the night time ones do - but they still bite. Above all, do not scratch or rub a bite - you will only make matters worse and may leave a scar.
If you do get bitten and after a couple of days you feel like the "flu" is coming on, get to a doctor or hospital quick - it is most likely Malaria. The symptoms of Malaria are "Flu" like, fever, rigors, heavy sweating.
Being Diabetic Type 2 I do not think that this increased my likelyhood of being bitten - my wife is not Diabetic and she also spent some time in hospital with Malaria.