Sat1 Posted March 5, 2016 #1 Share Posted March 5, 2016 My day 2 day outfit, golf shirt & walking shorts. Now on an excursion in Panama concerned about gitting bit. Yep I have spray with 100% DEET. Suggestions --- wear shorts & spray legs, or wear long pants? :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted March 5, 2016 #2 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Use the spray, and wear shorts! It's freaking HOT in Panama...I'd pass out from the heat in long pants! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted March 5, 2016 #3 Share Posted March 5, 2016 What exactly is your excursion. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted March 5, 2016 #4 Share Posted March 5, 2016 (edited) CDC likely knows better than us as do the medical experts. They are all recommending long sleeves and long pants. Use your DEET. Are you a big risk taker? Edited March 5, 2016 by sail7seas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVilleGal Posted March 5, 2016 #5 Share Posted March 5, 2016 (edited) You planning on adding to your family anytime soon?? It's super super hot in Panama even in March & April and there lies the problem. DEET!!!! Edited March 5, 2016 by JVilleGal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvery Seas Cruiser Posted March 5, 2016 #6 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Some experts advise wearing sleeves and long pants, but also spraying the bug spray onto the clothes as well as on bare hands. By the way Zika isn't just about the danger of having a baby born with microcephaly. The CDC also suspects a link between zika virus and Guillain-Barre syndrome, a disease that causes muscle and even paralyisis. The zika virus can cause this in anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted March 5, 2016 #7 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Use the spray, and wear shorts! It's freaking HOT in Panama...I'd pass out from the heat in long pants! Wow, If it is too hot to wish to dress per CDC and all medical advice I have read, stay on the air conditioned ship. IMO [/b] Some experts advise wearing sleeves and long pants, but also spraying the bug spray onto the clothes as well as on bare hands. By the way Zika isn't just about the danger of having a baby born with microcephaly. The CDC also suspects a link between zika virus and Guillain-Barre syndrome, a disease that causes muscle and even paralyisis. The zika virus can cause this in anyone. Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKman2495 Posted March 6, 2016 #8 Share Posted March 6, 2016 When I was in Panama I went on an excursion deep into the jungle. I work long pants - a light weight pair of hiking pants. It was hot but not unbearable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sat1 Posted March 6, 2016 Author #9 Share Posted March 6, 2016 What exactly is your excursion. Keith Princess tour to Gatun locks, am unable to climb the 80 steps, so will be near the van or at base of canal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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