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Fears of incurable mosquito-borne virus prompt Massachusetts town's voluntary lockdown after dark
Fears of incurable mosquito-borne virus prompt Massachusetts town's voluntary lockdown after dark #communityresponse
#community response#Eastern Equine Encephalitis#EEE virus#Massachusetts#mosquito prevention#mosquito-borne illness#outdoor curfew#Oxford curfew#public health warning#Triple E risk
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Mass vaxxes against mozzies latest madness
Worldwide mass vaccination against mosquito-borne illnesses as the insects are forced to migrate due to climate change is the latest madness from the World Health Organization. The plan is the brainrave of WHO’s chief covid psycho Maria Van Kerkhove. These fear-mongering Big Pharma kickback crooks, led by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, should be locked up in an asylum for the…
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#Big Pharma#Climate change#Maria Van Kerkhove#Mosquito-borne illness#Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus#World Health Organization
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People acting like animals should have a use or a purpose so that they have the right to continue existing is one of the most regressive and annoying things that I keep seeing fucking EVERYWHERE.
Animals should be allowed to live and are important for the simple fact that they are here and alive. You see it a lot with insects. Just because they are personally annoying to you doesn't mean they are less deserving of life. Everything interacts with everything else to keep the whole world ticking around, and it is not up to us to upset that. So what if mosquitoes annoy you. I don't give a shit. They shouldn't be blanket exterminated because of this. Not to mention the fact that they are important. They are pollinators, food for other animals, but even if they weren't, even if they just did nothing, that wouldn't mean they shouldn't be allowed to exist. What gives you the authority to decide that, huh? Why are you so special?
This goes for humans too, by the way. Why must a person contribute or work or whatever to be worthy of being loved and supported? They're alive, and therefore have inherent value. If you think that isn't enough, then you are the problem. Have some god damn compassion, or failing that, just keep quiet.
#I've seen one too many posts asking that the existence of certain animals be justified#as if that fucking matters#it's worth also saying that the majority of animals don't have the capacity for vindictiveness evil or the like#they aren't even bothering humans on purpose. A mosquito doesn't know that by biting someone it could make them sick#it just knows that it's hungry.#the soloution to vector borne illness is better access to better and cheaper healthcare and decent preventatives#bug nets vaccination etc#not indiscriminate culling#this shit gets me riled up I can't be nice about it. I don't want to be nice about it. I am sick of being nice about it!!!!
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EEE (Eastern Equine Encephalitis) is on the rise in the United States
Click below to learn what it is and how to prevent it.
There is no treatment for EEE. Only about half of people who contact it survive, so prevention is the key.
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/eee-eastern-equine-encephalitis
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i need to [remembers that all creatures have an important place in the ecosystem] kill every mosquito
#dils declares#i also remembered that i got dengue twice back to back#and also have gotten zika and also have gotten chikungunya#im expressing frustration not that mosquitoes should be wiped out#i am more in favour of treatments for mosquito borne illnesses than eradicating mosquitoes
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I usually feed Odyssey in the evenings (just cus that's how my schedule usually shakes out) and when I drop his food in, he ALWAYS slams it full force like he has to kill it. Anyway I fed him later than usual a couple nights ago and when I dropped the food in he didn't hop off his perch to get it. And I was IMMEDIATELY like "oh no he's sick, he's dying, this is a Symptom, my BOY,," (bc illness symptoms in raptors are often rapid-onset)
But he finally (carefully) hopped to the ground from his perch and walked over to the food and I realized that it was just slightly too dark outside for him and he was uncomfortable flying. Lmao
#falconry books are all like 'watch for changes in appetite cus it can be the first sign of illness'#so i was momentarily FEARFUL#falconry#odyssey#tho i really do need to put some mosquito netting over his windows..... i wont be able to cover all the openings cus he also has a skylight#but at least getting the main part covered will help reduce the chance of mosquito-borne disease#jawjackin
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Im not normally one to kill something on sight. But thousands of years of evolution sing counterpoint to the mosquitoes whine.
Its kill or be killed and the blood smeared down the wall will not be mine.
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OH MY GOSH YOU GUYS! AURORAS IN ALABAMA!!!!
#shimmer rambles#you can just barely see the purple tinge in the sky#but on camera?#WOW!#anyway i am going to die of mosquito born illnesses after this
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In reaction to dangerous mosquito-borne diseases, US cities spray insecticides into roadways in uncommon moves
In reaction to dangerous mosquito-borne diseases, US cities spray insecticides into roadways in uncommon moves
#CDC recommendations#chemical exposure#disease prevention#EEE#mosquito-borne illnesses#pesticide spraying#public health#sloth fever#US cities#West Nile Virus
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one time me and my friends were talking about our experiences with illness and I mentioned that I had/have Lyme disease and someone said that no I didn't because if I did I would be dead. which, no, that's not how Lyme works. It can cause really really bad issues if left untreated but its not like its immediately fatal or anything???????? where did they even get that from??? and then they refused to admit they were wrong. that was wild lmao
#also still think its fucked up that a lot of doctors don't believe in it???#its not even that crazy. its a tick born illness. like mosquito illnesses. very normal#(uhm it might be man made lol)#so if you have brain fog joint pain illness (fever) fatigue#(plus a few others)#and live / have lived (it can come back later in life) in a place where ticks exist#please consider testing for tick born illnesses like lyme#the signature rash doesn't even show up for most people#so please please please check#lyme disease#rain feathers talks#oh btw i had the rash and got treatment so i don't have any lasting issues so I'm good#but i do know multiple people who have gotten it and it really fucked up their life
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Covid was simply a test! Reminder that EEE is transmitted by infected mosquito bites...
Voluntary Lockdown Imposed at Four Massachusetts Towns to Combat Deadly and Incurable Mosquito-Borne Disease
Four Massachusetts towns—Webster, Oxford, Sutton, and Douglas—have imposed a voluntary evening lockdown following the confirmation of a human case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in Worcester County, marking the first such case since 2020, Daily Mail reported. Massachusetts health officials are on high alert as the state grapples with the reemergence of EEE. Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), also known as Triple E disease, is a rare but serious viral illness transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito.
#covid was a test#klaus schwab#us elections#federal elections#elections 2024#eee#mosquito borne illness#mosquito bites#monkey pox
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Have you ever noticed this gigantic mosquito at the Museum?
This isn’t a specimen of some monstrously-sized insect, but instead a scaled-up model of the tiny Anopheles maculipennis. This mosquito model is enlarged 47 times and debuted at the Museum in 1917 as part of an effort to educate the public about mosquito-borne illnesses like malaria and yellow fever.
Of the more than 3,500 species of mosquito known to science, the Anopheles mosquito is among a small handful responsible for malaria transmission in humans. While only females bite and transmit disease to humans, this model is a male.
At the time, it was a somewhat controversial idea that the mosquito, not poor sanitation, spread malaria. Since the model’s unveiling at the Museum, huge advances have been made in the global effort to combat and treat malaria as well as to educate the public about the disease.
Photo: © AMNH
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I got excited just now seeing some of your mosquito-positive posts because I am currently on a deep dive about mosquitoes as well! same hat!
It will actually be pretty funny if I cultivate a reputation for myself as a pro-mosquito blog despite the sheer number of them I ruthlessly squish on a daily basis. I must admit I am not immune to becoming absolutely incandescent with rage at the mere sound of that telltale whine by my ear.
That said, I am very grateful that I am the type of person that can hold both irritation and curiosity towards an animal at the same time. I am a pro at smacking skeeters, but I still find them incredibly interesting, and I’m still able to understand the role that they play in all kinds of ecosystems.
There are so many mosquitoes that are completely incapable of harming humans but I still get so many furious people in my ask box whenever I say I think mosquitoes are important! The only way to effectively prevent vector-borne diseases in humans is to start with a thorough understanding of the animals that spread these illnesses. And sure, you and I trawling Wikipedia for information on an obscure mosquito species won’t cure Dengue fever, but maybe the two of us adding to the collective human understanding of these animals is objectively a good thing?
Anyways sorry for the rant but hell yes same hat 😅 🎩
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Just read your plastic bug review ( absolutely delightful!) and Id love to hear your mosquito hot takes if you have the time.
Well there's a viral lie that they're ecologically valueless and of course, no, there's really no such thing, and their importance goes far beyond just another food for insect-eaters, but that's more "scientific facts" than "hot takes" so as far as "hot takes" go:
They're both beautiful and cute animals, more charming than butterflies.
The fact that they're bothersome vampires is part of the charm, it's just plain cool that our planet has swarms of night-flying blood-sucking swamp creatures.
I completely reject their status as "deadliest animal" on the basis that a mosquito by itself is irritating but inherently harmless. The diseases they can carry are distinct organisms that evolved to exploit the mosquito as a vehicle. It is worth noting that only a few mosquito species can even transmit illnesses to humans at all!
Speaking of which I notice people are quick to defend bats, raccoons, rats and other more popular animals that can spread disease, but use mosquito borne illness as justification to want mosquitoes totally eradicated, and I think that's pretty transparently a matter of petty spite. Take away the diseases and the mosquito is still an "inconvenience," however harmless, and humans just have a very difficult time with the reality that nature does not exist for our comfort and fun.
Can't help noticing that research into just killing them all off gets more attention and funding than the equally viable and environmentally safer research into simply making them inhospitable to pathogens, and I'm sure that's driven partially by the above biases, but partially because there's probably money and clout in being the one to reduce Pesky Bugs from popular tourist destinations like Florida.
Even having said all of the above, an animal never needs to be harmless, pleasant, or ecologically "essential" to be worthy of admiration. Each is a unique and special sculpture of evolution and a "character" in the vast varied cast of living organisms. Some of them are allowed to be bad guys. Some of them are allowed to just be background filler. The total sum of the different forms taken by life on our planet is what's precious about life on our planet, including every part of it anyone has ever feared or hated.
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north people are so funny bc they'll see you talk about techniques to get rid of mosquitoes and go "why would you do this 🥺 mosquitoes are trying to survive 😔 you're destroying the ecosystem" like they're completely unaware of epidemics such as dengue that the southern hemisphere has been trying to fight against since fucking world war two
#genuinely gary im not trying to throw you under the bus#but i mean hell I'm not even in the tropical south and my community has severe mosquito born illness that kill dozens of us every wet season#we've only in the past year been able to get our mosquito population down enough to make us able to go outside during the rainy season-#during an outbreak#and it's still not down enough because once the rainy season rolls around we're right back where we are#not even bringing up that a lot of my city has mosquito allergies due to this#/including/ myself#and that doesn't hold a fucking candle to what they're dealing with further south
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FML. Confirmed with a blood test that it's dengue, and it will probably get worse before it gets any better. Doc said I am in the early stages right now, so no idea how bad it's going to get.
I've gotten ONE mosquito bite in the past month or so, so of COURSE the one that bit me HAD to be carrying dengue fever.
The only treatment is palliative--drink fluids and take pain meds and tylenol--but we're ALSO going to have to pay for daily platelet counts until I turn the corner. (This after we just spent everything we had on my dentures, which already need replaced because of a fuck-up of mine that I don't want to talk about.)
Could be as brief as 2-3 more days before I start improving, could be longer. Probably longer. Some people get a very mild case, and some get more severe, so it's a crap shoot. I just know I've been miserable, waking up alternately shivering and sweating at night.
It's rare for dengue to be fatal, at least--although I'm in several high-risk groups. As a friend of mine who had it before says, "Dengue probably won't kill you, but it'll make you WISH you were dead."
The flash kinda washed out the blotches, but this is the pic I sent my doc, who said, "Yeah, that looks like a Dengue rash, but go in for a blood test to make sure." I'm now pretty much red all over, and like... my skin is swollen? Like, I usually actually have some definition in my back, but not now. (I know, what a thing to focus on, right?)
On the plus side, it has taken me six years on a tropical island before I got my first major mosquito-born tropical illness, so... yay?
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