It's Here! First Local Chikungunya Cases in Florida

nbc news ^ | 7/17/14 | Maggie Fox

[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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[Veto!]

Thanks, Steve. If it gets to your neighborhood, keep your pets inside. Cannot imagine my poor cat going through that.

[Salvation]

Take Vitamin B — the mosquitoes won’t bite you.

[Slyfox]

not usually deadly

[Salvation]

Just take your Vitamin B. The mosquitoes won’t like you.

[PGR88]

Wow - is that your leg?

[GailA]

Sounds a lot like how Yellow Fever, West Nile, and Malaria is spread.

I’m old enough to remember Typhoid Mary from history class. And how she spread that disease, she was just a carrier. But infects many, many died.

This border contagious disease crisis, and the feds shipping these contagious illegals all over the USA could cause a medical PANDEMIC. There are way to many seniors and children that are immune system compromised that it will impact.

[GOPJ]

Thanks - I live in Florida - your advice will come in handy.