West Nile virus outbreak 2012

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Scary...Dallas Man Dies From West Nile Virus

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Scary...Dallas Man Dies From West Nile Virus

Scary? Don't think so. Underlying condition. 20 something elders died in the current yankee heat wave. We all gotta go sometime. Moskwato or a 12 gauge to the chest, it don't matter a hoot.

[Brian]

Yeah, not really scary. People die from WNV due to other preexisting conditions. Healthy people could have WNV and not even know it. The symptoms would come across as a cold or flu. There are probably a fair amount more cases going around due to lack of these healthy people not going into the hospital and getting diagnosed for the reason I noted above.

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West Nile Virus by the Numbers

[JKTex]

Yeah, not really scary. People die from WNV due to other preexisting conditions. Healthy people could have WNV and not even know it. The symptoms would come across as a cold or flu. There are probably a fair amount more cases going around due to lack of these healthy people not going into the hospital and getting diagnosed for the reason I noted above.

I'm sure you're right. IN fact, I'm not sure I didn't have it for 4-5 days last week. I'm doing a treatment for some skin cancer which I know gives me some of the same symptoms, but it shouldn't be near enough to give me all those symptoms like I've had before. The Doc even said there's no reason I should too. I never got spots on my torso, and it went away finally so who knows. I was a little worried and watching close though. I spend too much time out in the evening and can't count the number of those little basta-skeetos I've been bitten by and slapped around.

[Rosemary]

I spend too much time out in the evening and can't count the number of those little basta-skeetos I've been bitten by and slapped around.

Shouldn't you be using repellant? If you can't because of the skin cancer treatment, you might want to try the clip-on repellant by "Off." Costs about ten bucks.

[JKTex]

I just never us repellant. It's nasty and by the time I'd think about it and when I'd need it, I'm already busy doing whatever it is.

I've considered trying Thermacell, even the larger lanterns. I may do that. I could use them other places too, like the woods.

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Denton County now has more than 25 human cases of the virus on the books and some have been serious enough to hospitalize victims.

Denton County Prepares For Peak Of West Nile Season

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Spraying to Stop West Nile - Is It Safe?

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Denton County, with 105 current cases, has the highest rate of West Nile Virus per capita than any other county in the U.S.

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West Nile outbreak largest ever in U.S.

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Denton County health department recommends aerial spraying

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Poll added at top.

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Five Common Myths about West Nile Virus

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Organic gardener: West Nile is “most overblown health threat since killer bees”