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malaise

(268,887 posts) Fri Jan 15, 2016, 10:37 AM Jan 2016

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Zika virus and the 2016 Olympics in Brazil

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Zika virus and the 2016 Olympics in Brazil (Original Post) malaise Jan 2016 OP

Zika virus bad. 2016 Olympics in Brazil worse? nt COLGATE4 Jan 2016 #1

Buy stock in Off! WhaTHellsgoingonhere Jan 2016 #2

No immunizations or whatever for it?? Blue_Tires Jan 2016 #3

I will be in Brazil in 3 weeks sinkingfeeling Jan 2016 #4

Take repellent with you malaise Jan 2016 #6

Thanks. I will. sinkingfeeling Jan 2016 #8

Women being told to put off having children. May make it to the applegrove Jan 2016 #5

The warmer it gets, the more North it will reach malaise Jan 2016 #7

Gene drive all human parasitic mosquitoes to extinction. AngryAmish Jan 2016 #9

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

1. Zika virus bad. 2016 Olympics in Brazil worse? nt

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Fri Jan 15, 2016, 10:55 AM

Jan 2016

WhaTHellsgoingonhere

(5,252 posts)

2. Buy stock in Off!

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Fri Jan 15, 2016, 11:03 AM

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Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

3. No immunizations or whatever for it??

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Fri Jan 15, 2016, 12:04 PM

Jan 2016

sinkingfeeling

(51,444 posts)

4. I will be in Brazil in 3 weeks

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Fri Jan 15, 2016, 12:05 PM

Jan 2016

malaise

(268,887 posts)

6. Take repellent with you

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 15, 2016, 05:57 PM

Jan 2016

The Caribbean had a serious outbreak of Chikungunya in 2013/14.
We were lucky not to get it but we don't joke with mosquitoes and I'm convinced our regular exercise program also helped.
We know more than a few folks who died (but most had other conditions) and we know folks still suffering from joint pains.

http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/watch/chikungunya-caribbean

sinkingfeeling

(51,444 posts)

8. Thanks. I will.

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Fri Jan 15, 2016, 06:12 PM

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applegrove

(118,600 posts)

5. Women being told to put off having children. May make it to the

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Fri Jan 15, 2016, 05:47 PM

Jan 2016

Southeastern US. Very scary.

malaise

(268,887 posts)

7. The warmer it gets, the more North it will reach

Reply to applegrove (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 15, 2016, 05:58 PM

Jan 2016

that simple

AngryAmish

(25,704 posts)

9. Gene drive all human parasitic mosquitoes to extinction.

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Fri Jan 15, 2016, 07:06 PM

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