CDC confirms oil of lemon eucalyptus as effective as DEET
CDC確認檸檬桉油與DEET一樣有效According to the CDC, oil of lemon eucalyptus could be a much safer and more natural weapon than DEET.根據疾病預防控制中心的說法，檸檬桉樹油比DEET更安全，更天然。
It’s easy to say you’ll never use DEET, that is until you come down to South Carolina. My home state boasts mosquitoes that rival your house pet in size and stature. But still, many fear the toxicity of DEET and try to avoid it even with those mini-monsters landing on you noon and night. According to the CDC, oil of lemon eucalyptus could be a much safer and more natural weapon. The CDC confirmed that oil of lemon eucalyptus can be as effective as DEET in repelling mosquitoes, a story reported on Mattermore:
很容易說你永遠不會使用DEET，直到你來到南卡羅來納州。 我的家鄉擁有蚊子，可以與你的寵物大小和身材相媲美。 但是，仍然有許多人擔心DEET的毒性並試圖避免它，即使那些迷你怪物在中午和晚上登陸你。 根據疾病預防控制中心的說法，檸檬桉樹油可能是一種更安全，更自然的武器。 美國疾病控制與預防中心證實，檸檬桉樹油可以像DEET一樣有效驅除蚊子，Mattermore報導了一個故事：
Oil of lemon eucalyptus [active ingredient: p-menthane 3,8-diol (PMD)], a plant- based repellent, is also registered with EPA. In two recent scientific publications, when oil of lemon eucalyptus was tested against mosquitoes found in the US it provided protection similar to repellents with low concentrations of DEET
Mattermore reports that until recently, DEET was the only repellent recommended by the CDC, and approved for individual use by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Oil of lemon eucalyptus is plant-based repellent oil made from leaves of Eucalyptus citriodora.
檸檬桉油[活性成分：對薄荷烷3,8-二醇（PMD）]，植物驅避劑，也在EPA註冊。 在最近的兩篇科學出版物中，當檸檬桉樹油對美國發現的蚊子進行了測試時，它提供了類似於低濃度DEET的驅蟲劑的保護。
Mattermore報告稱，直到最近，DEET才是CDC推薦的唯一驅蟲劑，並獲得環境保護署（EPA）的個人使用批准。 檸檬桉樹油是由桉樹（Eucalyptus citriodora）葉子製成的植物驅避油。
Concerns with DEET
The most serious concerns about DEET are with the central nervous system:
Dr. Mohammed Abou-Donia of Duke University studied lab animals’
performance of neuro-behavioural tasks requiring muscle coordination. He found that lab animals exposed to the equivalent of average human doses of DEET performed far worse than untreated animals.
對DEET的擔憂:對DEET最嚴重的擔憂是中樞神經系統：
杜克大學的Mohammed Abou-Donia博士研究了實驗室動物
表現需要肌肉協調的神經行為任務。 他發現暴露於相當於人類平均劑量的DEET的實驗動物的表現遠比未處理的動物差。
Children with DEET toxicity reported lethargy, headaches, tremors, involuntary movements, seizures, and convulsions though the amount that led to this toxicity was unreported, according to the CDC.
據疾病預防控制中心稱，患有DEET毒性的兒童報告了嗜睡，頭痛，震顫，不自主運動，癲癇發作和抽搐，儘管導致這種毒性的數量沒有報告。
Update: An earlier version of this article referred to lemon eucalyptus oil as well as oil of lemon eucalyptus; we have revised it to just the latter in order to stay consistent with CDC terminology.
更新：本文的早期版本提到檸檬桉油和檸檬桉油; 我們已將其修改為後者，以便與CDC術語保持一致。