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Title: Dengue fever outbreak in Mexico causing concern in Texas
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KENS 5 Eyewitness News
URL Source: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/me ... 1805.kens.dengue.88b9f586.html
Published: Aug 19, 2005
Author: Angela Kocherga
Post Date: 2005-08-19 00:34:51 by robin
Keywords: outbreak, causing, concern
Views: 403
Comments: 20
Angela Kocherga 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.
KENS 5 Eyewitness News
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#1. To: Red Jones, robin (#0)
At the risk of hijacking robin's thread (please forgive me), I made the point on another thread: Well, dengue is contagious and spreads among squalor. So, robin's article reports: And if years from now we find that chemical wasn't as safe as scientists thought, will the Mexican and Texan health officials be guilty of mass murder, or only Israeli's if they use use it also?
#2. To: Starwind (#1)
Fartwind, if Sharon ever came to a sudden halt your face would cram halfway up his ass.
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest they had a contagious disease resulting from their prior squalid living conditions (not unlike the squalid living conditions in other countries that today give rise to other diseases).
A chemical that is safe for human and animal consumption must be mixed into the water to prevent new infestations.
Replies to Comment # 1. will the Mexican and Texan health officials be guilty of mass murder, or only Israeli's if they use use it also?
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