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1 posted on 07/18/2014 10:18:28 AM PDT by Ebenezer
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Oh damn, now we know what Obama’s number one task will be, getting Puerto Rican children shipped to the U. S. in a manner where it can’t refuse them.


2 posted on 07/18/2014 10:22:25 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Think how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of them are stupider than that.)
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Puerto Rico ping

As if we didn’t have enough problems with dengue.


3 posted on 07/18/2014 10:24:15 AM PDT by Ebenezer (Strength and Honor!)
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Disease.


5 posted on 07/18/2014 10:42:47 AM PDT by Tax-chick (La cruz y el dolor son amor. Amor es mandato de Dios.)
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To: rrstar96
Is the rumor true that the president is funding a time machine so that he can go back to the 1300’s and send us the plague?
7 posted on 07/18/2014 10:53:22 AM PDT by PATRIOT1876
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To: rrstar96
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]

CHIKV is transmitted similarly to dengue fever and causes an illness with an acute febrile phase lasting two to five days, followed by a longer period of joint pains in the extremities; this pain may persist for years in some cases.[2][3]

The best means of prevention is overall mosquito control and in addition, the avoidance of bites by any infected mosquitoes.[4] There is no specific treatment but medications can be used to reduce symptoms.[4] Rest and fluids may also be useful.[5]

8 posted on 07/18/2014 11:42:02 AM PDT by pabianice (LINE)
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THURSDAY, July 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) — The first case of locally acquired chikungunya virus, which is transmitted by the bite of a mosquito, has been reported in the United States, federal health officials said Thursday.
http://healthyliving.msn.com/health-wellness/1st-case-of-locally-acquired-chikungunya-virus-reported-in-us-1?cmpid=msn%3Afoxsports%3Aansfox11


9 posted on 07/18/2014 12:00:12 PM PDT by outofsalt
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Chikungunya virus is an alphavirus with a positive sense single-stranded RNA genome of approximately 11.6kb. It is a member of the Semliki Forest Virus complex and is closely related to Ross River Virus, O’nyong’nyong virus and Semliki Forest Virus.[25] In the United States it is classified as a Category C priority pathogen[26] and work requires Biosafety Level III precautions.[27]

Human epithelial, endothelial, primary fibroblasts and monocyte-derived macrophages are permissive for chikungunya virus in vitro and viral replication is highly cytopathic but susceptible to type I and II interferon.[28] In vivo, chikungunya virus appears to replicate in fibroblasts, skeletal muscle progenitor cells and myofibers.[19][29][30]

Source: Wikipedia


11 posted on 07/18/2014 12:03:46 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: rrstar96
"Chikungunya"

Isn't that what the Dalai Lama said to Bill Murray in Caddyshack?


15 posted on 07/18/2014 4:51:01 PM PDT by PLMerite (Shut the Beyotch Down! Burn, baby, burn!)
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