Posted on 08/18/2005 8:32:16 PM PDT by SwinneySwitch
An outbreak of dengue fever in Mexico has health officials here in Texas keeping a watchful eye across the border.
More than 100 people have been infected in the southern state of Morelos. Several people have the hemorrhagic strain of the disease that causes bleeding and, if untreated, possibly death. To prevent the spread of the disease, health workers need to enlist the help of the residents.
Oswaldo Zambrano, dengue fever prevention program director, says the enemy lives among them. He warns residents that they are providing a safe haven for the mosquitoes that carry dengue fever.
Many homes have standing water, which provides a perfect breeding ground for infected mosquitoes. A chemical that is safe for human and animal consumption must be mixed into the water to prevent new infestations.
The movement of people poses another challenge. If someone from an area where there's been an outbreak of dengue fever travels to another place, that person can be bitten by mosquitoes in the new location and the infection will spread.
Thus, it is critical to control the disease in every region of Mexico and reach every home during the rainy season. And if you're planning a trip to an area of Mexico where there's outbreak, use mosquito repellant.
"How, by carrying a sign saying that their Commander In Chief is a quisling? By passing out flyer's saying that our troops are wasting their time defending the borders of Iraq when they could be doing something useful like patrolling our own border to keep out babysitters and gardeners?
The Buchanan/Tancredo anti-illegal movement is an anti-Bush movement that includes attacking him on every issue they can, including the War on Terror.
You can't support our troops while attacking them for not being back here guarding our borders. The Antis don't even acknowledge that our troops our defending us now by destroying terrorist support systems."
Will YOU be in Crawford on the 27th? A simple yes or no is sufficient.
Someone mentioned "bayouroid" - that has a nice ring to it.
This is why I think the Government is pumping our poor little children with so many vaccines. They do not want to close the border. So our children suffer.
Do you really believe that President Bush is "oil field trash," as you referred to him a couple of months back? (Oh yeah, I forgot - that's a "badge of honor" in Texas. Uh huh, yeah right.)
BayouSierra?;^)
Excuse me, Do I ever feel stupid. I thought I was awake, now I don't know. I am drinking coffee.
Hello, It is amazing what a love of money will do to some people isn't it?. What flag are you flying this morning.
I'm sure I'm forgetting some of the things in my litany of Texas plagues. (I gave up using it on yankees years ago-they just wouldn't listen to all the reasons to NOT move to Texas).
Geeze, do you think you can keep all those diseases on "your" side of the border? I don't want it in NM. LOL
Unfortunately, you can add whooping cough to the list. We had a little baby die from it a few months ago. It's so bad that state health officials have recommended ALL school children have another whooping cough booster shot. It WAS completely eradicated until it was brought up from south of the border.
yes, I'm sure bayoufraud/bayourod just clips, copies, and re-pastes much of his arguments...which is why he can inundate people with his spam posts
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