Yep, attention PanzerMeyer!

Some evil Zika mosquitoes found in Miami, seems to be the breeding ground for the little suckers.
So....heads up to you and the family.
They said they were 'taking measures'....but not much else about it.
More to come.

Saw it this AM on Fox News.
Thought about you.

Thanks Murphy. It doesn't surprise me that Miami would be the cesspool to breed these damn mosquitoes!

That's like saying that the "rabies dogs" population is growing near Albuquerque.

Zika mosquito = Dengue mosquito = Aedes Aegypti...which are in a lot of places in the US.

What is growing is the number of mosquitoes biting Zika infected people in the area of Miami, which then pass the infection to others.

Most people with Zika will not even notice it. It is not like malaria or anything like it. You are more likely to die from a shark attack on Miami beach.

Pregnant women are the high risk population, and not because the mother is in high danger, but for the possible consequences in development for the baby.

Valid points Bib. I think it's happening a lot in Miami due to the highly migratory pattern of the population there. There are lots of people constantly coming from other countries and going to other countries from Miami.

Welp...

I just learned that if you get infected by Zika, you are in the risk group to suffer from Guillain-Barre Syndrome.

Yeah, I guess there are rabid dogs near Albuquerque too.
But I really think the concern here, is a danger of having children born with microcephaly.
And it's just been found in the Ziki mosquitoes in Miami, where Panzer lives.
Like I said, be careful Panzer, you AND the family.
It's not something you'd want to be carrying around.


I guess rabies is also a problem, for anyone near Albuquerque too......

There's also a report that Zika also puts you at higher risk for Alzheimer's disease so nuke those bloodsuckers. Stay dry, shame the neighbors dirty water pools.

There is also this to consider:


Zika Might Affect Adult Brains, Too, Study Finds

Let's just say the areas of Miami with these incidents are not exactly the shining locations the tourists usually visit.



The Jedi Master

LOL so close to racism this thread wants to be.

Wow, from mosquitos to racism in about 6 posts.

Quick.... run for a safe place.

No racism at all, the parts of Miami where mosquitoes can breed are literally slums with people living in burned out cars on blocks, rusty barrels in the yard etc. They are at high risk for this disease IMO

I was going to ask if PM ever spends more than fifteen continuous minutes in a place that isn't air conditioned.

My experience with Miami is that in the places I went the mosquitoes are probably one-and-done for the evening, as they'd be too drunk to fly after the first sip.

Damn, Murphy. This turned into a downer. I thought it was a review for another classic Sci-Fy original movie....

Yeah, well it was meant to inform PZ of a pending danger in his neighborhood....it was 'news' at the time of the post.
But I guess now it's 'old news'....and your right, things seem to have been twisted a bit. Not my intention.

It happens.

I'm certain PZ, and other members in the Miami area, are well aware of the danger, and are/were taking proper precautions. THAT was the point of the thread.

So...I guess, we're done here.

I wasn't trying to make light of your intentions, just trying to throw some humor into the subject. I guess it's a habit I picked up from being a firefighter. When things go bad, you try to make light of it to keep your sanity.

Honestly, this and other 'bugs' that are showing up in our country worry me a lot. We go through periods of wet weather where I live that breed clouds of mosquitoes. I work outside every day, so my wife (who is a born worrier anyway) worries about me getting something from a bite, not to mention ticks and Lime disease. Then, when you take into account that antibiotics are becoming increasingly useless, it gets pretty scary. I think most of us in the lower tier states think about this more frequently than we'd like to admit.

Wait a minute... A Texan referring to Texas as a 'lower tier state'...? That just ain't right!

LOL Lower as in more southern. Certainly not in any other way!