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Q. Is Florida prepared for west nile virus? |
Q. Is Florida prepared for west nile virus? 10% of the people bitten get sick and 1% of them ( that is 1/100th of a 1/10th or one in a 1000 ) get really sick - so what is there to prepare for I think Florida needs to worry more about hurricane preparation. who cares? a very small % of people who get it will even know. and of that small % only a few will die if treated. The real question is are people healthy enough to deal with it. Drugs aren't the only answer to sickness. I guarantee you if a healthy person (I don't mean what people normally consider healthy, I mean someone who eats organic foods, little or no toxins, doesn't take any medication) were to contract West Nile, they would show no symptoms of it. You're exposed to hundreds of sicknesses daily, whether you succumb to them or not is a test of your body's health |
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Please see below, copied and pasted from site referenced. "In last year's outbreak, most people who were infected with the West Nile virus had no symptoms or experienced mild illness w... Here is a link to the public health department in my area. Shows symptoms and links to other useful info. ... There is no vaccine for humans. For humans to escape infection the avoidance of mosquitos is key - remaining indoors(and not letting them indoors) at dawn and dusk, wearing light-colored clothing ... No, you will NOT get WNV again. If you manage to survive the infection (apparently you did, otherwise you wouldn't be on Y!A), you will develop immunity to it. ...You can make a donation to any social work organization that deals with west nile ...WNV is not spread by casual contact. It is known as a vector borne virus...it uses the mosquito as the primary tansmission to humans. The mosquito aquires it usually after biting an infected bird... Serious Symptoms in a Few People. About one in 150 people infected with WNV will develop severe illness. The severe symptoms can include high fever, headache, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation... There are always studies being done on west nile virus. Where I live we have sentinal birds (chickens) placed throughout our parish that are checked on a routine basis to see if the mosiqito popu... |
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