Posted on 07/17/2014 6:03:45 PM PDT by catnipman
Chikungunya has been reported in a Florida man and womanwho had not recently traveled, health officials said Thursday — the first indication that the painful virus has taken up residence in the United States.
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Chikungunya - as that a new Peri Peri Chicken sauce at Nando’s?
I thought it was a battle in the Civil War.
We may need to produce DDT again...
but of course, the Rachel Carcinoma types won’t allow it.
Right, it was called the “Battle in the clods”.
Chikungunya?
Ok but not too many peppers...
Chikungunya (English pronunciation: /ˌtʃɪkənˈgʊɲə/ CHI-kən-GUUN-yə; Makonde for "that which bends up") virus (CHIKV) is an arthropod-borne virus, of the genus Alphavirus, that is transmitted to humans by virus-carrying Aedes mosquitoes.[1]
Great. Where I walk my dogs in Los Angeles, there is a NEW sign posted that states:
Warning! West Nile Virus has been found in this area!!
And now this...soon to hit the West Coast along with all the other diseases the illegals are bringing in.
DH refuses to eat out any longer considering what the kitchens of most restaurants in LA look like and WHO is doing the cooking...
This whole illegal alien invasion is a chemical weapons attack on the U.S.
Release a bunch of these mosquitoes in the swamp called Capitol Hill and the ban will disappear in nanoseconds.
Time to move !
Chikungunya virus is not currently found in the continental United States. There is a risk that the virus will be imported to new areas by infected travelers. There is no vaccine to prevent or medicine to treat chikungunya virus infection. Travelers can protect themselves by preventing mosquito bites. When traveling to countries with chikungunya virus, use insect repellent, wear long sleeves and pants, and stay in places with air conditioning or that use window and door screens.
“The best means of prevention is overall mosquito control and in addition, the avoidance of bites by any infected mosquitoes”
The sooner the better... Bird shells being more fragile because of DDT was the 'global warming' bullsh*t of that time period.
Sounds like a Chimichanga Mexican dish.
Global warming /s (actually natural climate change is part of it, nothing to do with immigrants).
Do mosquitos catch it from infected humans? They have to get it somewhere…..
Sorry, couldn't resist.
They can draw it from humans but for every human infected there will be 100,000 animals or something (including birds and rodents). On other continents the primary reservoir is thought to be other primates.
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