Mass Zika hysteria fueled by media could spike cancer rates among people foolish enough to use DEET on their bodies

‘An “expert” on the Zika virus has some dangerous advice for people living in Miami: Use DEET as a sort of anti-mosquito “perfume” to protect themselves from getting bitten.
There’s just one problem with that, however: DEET is a registered pesticide, and could have extremely toxic effects on the central nervous system, especially in young children.
But the mainstream media continues to hype it as the “best” means of protection against Zika-carrying mosquitoes, when it clearly isn’t.’
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