Black People : West Nile virus kills 17 in Texas, sickens hundreds

[Clyde C Coger Jr]

In the Spirit of Sankofa,




... Slowly becoming a true epidemic:

In hard-hit Texas, the number of confirmed cases soared to 733, up 197 from last week, said Dr. David Lakey, commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services. Deaths reached 31, up 10 from last week.
"It looks like it is going to be our worst year ever," said Lakey. "As I look at the data, I'm not convinced we have peaked."

U.S. cases of West Nile virus set record, deaths soar-CDC

Aug 29 (Reuters) - A total of 1,590 U.S. cases of West Nile virus, including 66 deaths, have been reported through late August this year, the highest human toll reported since the mosquito-borne disease was first detected in the country in 1999, health officials said on Wednesday.
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Peace In,

 

[Caramel de leche]

I dont think this is a coincidence. This summer alone I have been bit so many times by mosquitos. Inside my own house and bed while sleeping. I also talked witih family and friends and they have also mention they have been getting bites too.

They could be breading West Nile infected mosquitos on purpose, because I noticed a huge increase in the mosquito population this summer.

 

[Clyde C Coger Jr]

I dont think this is a coincidence. This summer alone I have been bit so many times by mosquitos. Inside my own house and bed while sleeping. I also talked with family and friends and they have also mention they have been getting bites too.

They could be breading West Nile infected mosquitos on purpose, because I noticed a huge increase in the mosquito population this summer.

In the Spirit of Sankofa,




... Absolutely, please take precautions and use some of the remedies provided here, if you haven't already, Caramel de leche.



Peace In,

 

[Clyde C Coger Jr]

In the Spirit of Sankofa,




... Getting worst and worst, be safe out there Family...

Centers For Disease Control and Prevention officials announced in August that the recent outbreak of West Nile was the largest ever seen in the United States, and now it is on track to be the deadliest.
Carried by birds and mosquitoes, which have spread it across the entire country, the virus has sickened 30,000 people since it first showed up in the United States in 1999.

West Nile Virus: Fighting the Largest Outbreak in U.S. History

ABC News - West Nile Virus: Fighting the Largest Outbreak in U.S. History (ABC News)

Brandt Leondar is learning to walk again. A single mosquito bite infected with West Nile virus has ravaged his body and his mind.
But Leondar, a 51-year-old high school band director from Grapevine, Texas, wasn't even expected to survive, and his doctor prepared the family for the worst.
"I had talked to his wife candidly," said Dr. Cedric Spak, "I told her I'm not sure which way this is going to go."

Peace In,

 

[Clyde C Coger Jr]

In the Spirit of Sankofa,




... Like the Bunny Rabbit, it keeps going and going and going...

About 38 percent of all cases have been reported in Texas. Other states with large number of cases include Mississippi, Michigan, South Dakota, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and California.
A total of 147 people have now died from the disease, compared with 134 reported one week ago.

Another 400 West Nile cases reported in U.S. in past week: CDC

(Reuters) - More than 400 new U.S. cases of West Nile virusemerged in the last week, in an outbreak that remains one of the worst of record but has begun to show signs of slowing down.
So far this year, 3,545 cases have been reported to federal health officials as of September 25, up from 3,142 reported the week before, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its weekly update of outbreak data. That marked a rise of nearly 13 percent, down considerably from a 30 percent weekly jump witnessed earlier this month.
http://news.yahoo.com/another-400-west-nile-cases-reported-u-past-184027732.html



Peace In,