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.
Spraying for West Nile has been interrupted a couple of times due to wind several times.
Yes. Would you deny prenatal care, hospital delivery, WIC and well baby programs to American citizen babies just because their mother's visa had expired? (assuming they met the same eligibility requirements as all other citizens)
Isn't that exactly what Prop 200 does? Isn't that the Anti-illegals position?
I also have family values do you? Do you believe that it is good for the government to raid businesses, arrest parents with minor children in daycare and deport them without giving them a chance to even tell their children what is happening, say goodbye or even arrange for their care? I found the Antis on FR who were cheering that government action to be just as repulsive as the Arabs who were cheering 9/11.
It's amazing what hatred of President Bush can do to peoples' minds.
What now, Mr. President? "Temporary dengue fever spreaders"?
Spraying for West Nile Virus has been suspended twice because of wind. Sheesh! Bedtime.
Does it kill grackels? Because anything that gets rid of grackels can't be all bad.
Love the milk bone picture. I obviously am baiting my traps from Tractor Supply with the wrong stuff. I'll have to check and see if HEB sells the chupacabra biscuits because Walmart doesn't carry them.
LOL!
We're talking about people who are currently in Mexico and possibly carrying a deadly disease.
I love President Bush, but you both have a blind spot about illegal aliens!
See - FR is great! I had never heard of a grackel before.
Other than them being avian, I don't suppose there any more vulnerable than any other bird...
I don't see anything at all about Cancun in this thread!
The Mexican state of Morelos is near Mexico City.
Future Outlook
No dengue vaccine is available. Recently, however, attenuated candidate vaccine viruses have been developed in Thailand. These vaccines are safe and immunogenic when given in various formulations, including a quadrivalent vaccine for all four dengue virus serotypes. Efficacy trials in human volunteers have yet to be initiated. Research is also being conducted to develop second-generation recombinant vaccine viruses; the Thailand attenuated viruses are used as a template. Therefore, an effective dengue vaccine for public use will not be available for 5 to 10 years.
Prospects for reversing the recent trend of increased epidemic activity and geographic expansion of dengue are not promising. New dengue virus strains and serotypes will likely continue to be introduced into many areas where the population densities of Ae. aegypti are at high levels. With no new mosquito control technology available, in recent years public health authorities have emphasized disease prevention and mosquito control through community efforts to reduce larval breeding sources. Although this approach will probably be effective in the long run, it is unlikely to impact disease transmission in the near future. We must, therefore, develop improved, proactive, laboratory-based surveillance systems that can provide early warning of an impending dengue epidemic. At the very least, surveillance results can alert the public to take action and physicians to diagnose and properly treat dengue/DHF cases.
You're the one who feels the need to keep a ridiculous "Antis" list, induced by your own paranoia. It must be miserable to be so paranoid.
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Isn't that exactly what Prop 200 does? Isn't that the Anti-illegals position?
Should we take this to mean that you are admitting to being pro-illegal immigration?
I also have family values do you? Do you believe that it is good for the government to raid businesses, arrest parents with minor children in daycare and deport them without giving them a chance to even tell their children what is happening, say goodbye or even arrange for their care? I found the Antis on FR who were cheering that government action to be just as repulsive as the Arabs who were cheering 9/11.
If these illegal alien parents tell the arresting authorities that that don't have any children that need to be told what is happening, then the illegal alien parents will need to deal with the consequences of their own lies.
It's amazing what hatred of President Bush can do to peoples' minds.
It's amazing what your hatred of American workers and your love of illegal alien workers can do to your mind.
RE #63: That was quite an emotional rant, Bayou-Rod.
You throw the word "hate" around just like a liberal does...
You all might want to bookmark this Google search! ;^D
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=bayoufraud%3Bbayourod&btnG=Search
More BS from the antiAmerican troll.
So should I add "anti-Cancun vacationers" to the list of things that the Antis are anti?I think you can just strike the entire list and just put "bayourod" down. Or if you wanted to get specific, you could put "idiot cut-and-paste spammers who would prefer to let everyone who can run, jump or swim come to the US and spread crime and disease and find a myriad of other ways to suck down social services and burn tax money so that they can hire cheap illegal labor and pay two-and-a-half cents less for a box of strawberries."
This type of transmission has been detected three in the last 16 years in south Texas (1980, 1986, and 1995) and has been associated with dengue epidemics in northern Mexico.
* Dengue [DEN-ghee] is a flu-like viral disease spread by the bite of infected mosquitoes. Dengue hemorrhagic fever is a severe, often fatal, complication of dengue.
* Dengue occurs in most tropical areas of the world. Most U.S. cases occur in travelers returning from abroad, but the dengue risk is increasing for persons living along the Texas-Mexico border and in other parts of the southern United States.
* There is no specific treatment for dengue.
* Prevention centers on avoiding mosquito bites in areas where dengue occurs or might occur and eliminating breeding sites.
Dengue fever usually starts suddenly with a high fever, rash, severe headache, pain behind the eyes, and muscle and joint pain. The severity of the joint pain has given dengue the name "breakbone fever." Nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite are common. A rash usually appears 3 to 4 days after the start of the fever. The illness can last up to 10 days, but complete recovery can take as long as a month. Older children and adults are usually sicker than young children.
Most dengue infections result in relatively mild illness, but some can progress to dengue hemorrhagic fever. With dengue hemorrhagic fever, the blood vessels start to leak and cause bleeding from the nose, mouth, and gums. Bruising can be a sign of bleeding inside the body. Without prompt treatment, the blood vessels can collapse, causing shock (dengue shock syndrome). Dengue hemorrhagic fever is fatal in about 5 percent of cases, mostly among children and young adults.
The time between the bite of a mosquito carrying dengue virus and the start of symptoms averages 4 to 6 days, with a range of 3 to 14 days. An infected person cannot spread the infection to other persons but can be a source of dengue virus for mosquitoes for about 6 days.
There is no specific treatment for dengue. Persons with dengue fever should rest and drink plenty of fluids. They should be kept away from mosquitoes for the protection of others. Dengue hemorrhagic fever is treated by replacing lost fluids. Some patients need transfusions to control bleeding.
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