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This Zika virus issue may be more serious than
Posted on 5/3/16 at 6:16 am
Posted on 5/3/16 at 6:16 am
we are thinking. I can foresee a near future where it will be an issue if a child is allowed to play outside without being completely clothed and covered in deet. This virus is some serious stuff. Now a second species of mosquito has been found to now be carrying this virus the future range of the disease has potentially doubled in the USA. With the confirmed sexual transmission of the virus it will be able to affect people (wives usually) that prefers to stay in-doors. Now they are finding the virus affects individual's brains.....ie, does a lot more than causes birth defects.
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Posted on 5/3/16 at 6:26 am to jeffsdad
Posted on 5/3/16 at 7:16 am to jeffsdad
I thought the only issue was for pregnant females and those trying to get pregnant. Has something changed?
Posted on 5/3/16 at 7:17 am to jeffsdad
Welp, time to legalize DDT again, or pursue the genetically modified mosquitos that only produce male offspring. Let's go HAM on the mosquitos. They've been allowed to live for too long.
Posted on 5/3/16 at 7:35 am to wickowick
Yes, it is being linked to an increase in dementia and Guillain-Barré syndrome. Since the virus inhabits the CNS, I suspect it will soon be discovered that it leads to a number of brain disorders. I think this is just the tip of the ice-berg, and I predict it will be fully disclosed during the heat of the next election.
Posted on 5/3/16 at 8:04 am to jeffsdad
I guess this is meant as a for-warning to all the OB followers, I would really start using some deet or some other precautions....we just dont know how this is going to affect the population and I predict the gov isn't going to tell us till its too late.
Posted on 5/3/16 at 8:11 am to jeffsdad
USA Today from Arpil 2016
It doesn't look like they are hiding very much. There were 346 cases as of 3 weeks ago and every known case was from someone who had traveled out of country to a Zika known area.
It doesn't look like they are hiding very much. There were 346 cases as of 3 weeks ago and every known case was from someone who had traveled out of country to a Zika known area.
This post was edited on 5/3/16 at 8:12 am
Posted on 5/3/16 at 8:30 am to stevengtiger
And brought the disease to the USA where they were bitten by mosquitos...........
Posted on 5/3/16 at 8:32 am to jeffsdad
quote:Which means nothing................. As long as your 6 yr old son isnt pregnant while playing outside, everything will be fine
And brought the disease to the USA where they were bitten by mosquitos.
Posted on 5/3/16 at 8:33 am to lsupride87
Hey, I hope you are 100% correct!!
Posted on 5/3/16 at 8:35 am to jeffsdad
quote:
And brought the disease to the USA where they were bitten by mosquitos...........
Not a case has been attributed to this yet. This is another Ebola "outbreak" situation, IMO.
Posted on 5/3/16 at 8:51 am to jeffsdad
Look, I'm not doubting that this is some serious stuff, but in my life, I've seen these "end of the world" scare tactics come and go.
First it was the Mediterranean Fruit Fly, then AIDS, then the Pine Beetle, then global warming, then Ebola... the list goes on and on. These are just a few I can remember off the top of my head.
This too shall pass.
First it was the Mediterranean Fruit Fly, then AIDS, then the Pine Beetle, then global warming, then Ebola... the list goes on and on. These are just a few I can remember off the top of my head.
This too shall pass.
Posted on 5/3/16 at 8:57 am to jeffsdad
im worried now jeff
thanks
thanks
Posted on 5/3/16 at 8:58 am to jeffsdad
quote:
Now they are finding the virus affects individual's brains.....ie, does a lot more than causes birth defects.
There was a documented death from internal bleeding due to Zika in Puerto Rico. I don't think it's doomsday, but there is more to it than meets the eye. I will still do outdoor stuff, but I don't plan on going to the Olympics this Summer.
Posted on 5/3/16 at 9:08 am to jeffsdad
the mental health aspect of this is some scary stuff.
Posted on 5/3/16 at 9:40 am to REB BEER
West Nile, SARS, bird flu, swine flu, ebola, vibrio,...
Just add zika to the list of diseases blown out of proportion by the media.
It's astronomically more dangerous to drive a car or smoke cigarettes. Tackle heart disease, diabetes,and cancer first, then we'll worry about zika.
Just add zika to the list of diseases blown out of proportion by the media.
It's astronomically more dangerous to drive a car or smoke cigarettes. Tackle heart disease, diabetes,and cancer first, then we'll worry about zika.
This post was edited on 5/3/16 at 9:41 am
Posted on 5/3/16 at 9:54 am to pt448
Bill is at the camp when Destiny asks him to take her for a ride on the ATV. They grab a beer and a cig and off they go. What is most likely to kill Bill?
A) Zika
B) ATV
C) Cig
D) Beer
E) STD
F) Bill's wife
G) An erection lasting more than 4 hours
A) Zika
B) ATV
C) Cig
D) Beer
E) STD
F) Bill's wife
G) An erection lasting more than 4 hours
Posted on 5/3/16 at 10:33 am to pt448
quote:
Tackle heart disease, diabetes,and cancer first
All often caused by lifestyle choices.
We tend to worry about the ones that don't discriminate and we have no control over.
Posted on 5/3/16 at 10:50 am to weadjust
quote:
G) An erection lasting more than 4 hours
Wouldn't that put Destiny's life in danger more than Bill's?
Posted on 5/3/16 at 11:20 am to jeffsdad
What i think about zika virus
Nevermind me though
Nevermind me though
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