Reading Alound 2021 G7

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SECONDARY 1

Mosquito Coils.

Walk down the main street of any tourist town in Southern Thailand and you will likely find a mosquito coil smoking away under every table in just about every restaurant. The tourist wonders: is mosquito coil smoke hazardous to my health? Travellers seem to fall into two camps on this issue. Some worry about it and try to avoid the mosquito coil smoke; others dismiss the health concern, considering the smoky coils a prudent precaution to thwart insects and the serious diseases they may arbor, most notably, dengue fever and malaria. 16

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