Check Your Flight for Disinsection
December 30th, 2009
When traveling on international flights could end up with more juice and a movie. You can also get a dose of pesticides. This aircraft insect spray insecticides. This is to prevent the passage of mosquitoes and other insects carrying deadly diseases.
Travel to international flights, the treatment of malaria and prevention of dengue might be necessary. However, the compromise is worth it? The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is safe. Not everyone agrees.
Pyrtherum for Travel: International Flights
The chemical is used as Pyrtherum, which is a synthetic nerve poison, “said Black Label Roach Killer. Throughout the world, 49 countries need the insect. According to the Air Transport Association of the United States, the following countries may require before arrival:
Antigua, Argentina, Australia, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guam, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Northern Mariana Islands, Panama, Peru, Saint Lucia, St. Martin and Venezuela.
Estimates of U. S. Department of Transportation survey for a year ending in September 1993, approximately 15.2 million passengers flew on major U.S. carriers in the Caribbean, Central America and South America. They were sprayed in flight or on the ground after landing, exposing millions of unsuspecting travelers to pesticides.
Travel International Flights: CDC and AFA
The Centers for Disease Control and prevention of diseases said that passengers and crew to report reactions to insecticides, but “no data to support a cause and effect.” The Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) has documented the insects, diseases linked to its members since 1990. Only in 2000 were collected reports of health problems of staff of 230 flights with an airline. AFA supports the use of chemical disinfection.
Symptoms include sinus problems, swollen eyes, itching, coughing, difficulty breathing, rash, headache and fatigue. People also report the nervous system and immune system damage. One pilot said he felt so bad after disinfection believed that the operation of flight safety has been compromised.
Green Environment and Chemical Sensitivity
If a green, or is sensitive to chemicals is a big problem, see if your flight is affected. Talk with your airline directly or visit their website. For now, the insect is the reality for travel on international flights.
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