This? I ain't movin' to Texas.
Posted on 08/18/2005 8:32:16 PM PDT by SwinneySwitch
Apparently, the Mexican border town dengue outbreaks are a fairly common occurrence.
Dengue is rough, Maui has had a few outbreaks recently.
I had a friend get it in Vietnam, and it sidelined her for many months.
#40 - where is 'monkey man' when you need him?
An outbreak not needed here!
Over here in Florida, we are seeing human cases of West Nile Virus, and the much more ominous EEE (Eastern Equine Encephalopathy).
"It must be miserable being against everything."
I'm pro-life, are you?
I guess he doesn't want to play, tonight:')
LOL
In the Sacramento area, an aerial spraying program is in effect. News reports advised of cases of West Nile virus. Deaths from the disease were also reported but I don't have numbers.
I live in TX, and you are correct. I call it the land of biblical plagues-rabies, fire ants, west nile, chaga's rattlesnakes, hanta, dengue, killer bees, scorpions..and of course, the elusive chupacabra.
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).
Horrible disfiguring incurable diseases from Mexico that lead to instant death. No problem. Bush says we will get cheap lettuce!
oops, I forgot a comma between chaga's and rattlesnakes. Oh, we have VEE (encephalitis) here, too.
We haven't even touched on the famous Mexican two step.
Not everything - just things that suck.
ON THE NET...
CDC.gov: "Dengue Fever & Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever"
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/submenus/sub_dengue.htm
This? I ain't movin' to Texas.
Dengue reported in Matamoros (Mexico)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1441294/posts
I believe the Sacramento Bee this weekend said there were 36 confirmed cases. I don't recall how many deaths, if any...
The more amazing thing to me was that they said it could potentially wipe out entire populations of birds, such as the yellow beaked magpie (Not sure of the name - but a magpie). Members of the Corvid family (Ravens, Crows) are apparently also very vulnerable.
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