EEE in Holliston

[If_Rider]

They found EEE in mosquitos in Holliston, MA so be careful if you're riding Nam or the surrounding areas. Wear Deet.

Mike

http://www.townofholliston.us/Eastern%20Equine%20Encephalitis%20September%202005 .pdf

[gnurider1080]

i guess its good to take precautions, but EEE is the new west nile virus imo.

[splat]

I just herd about this this morning. And Wednesday Night after I got home from Blackstone canal , they were spraying up and down my street.

[Ben-O]

i guess its good to take precautions, but EEE is the new west nile virus imo.


What do you mean, gnurider? Symptom-wise or media-attention-wise?

Anyway, EEE is nasty:

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/arbor/eeefact.htm

An estimated third of the people who survive have neurologic deficits. If you bike in an endemic area, DEET and long sleeved clothing go a long way.

[gnurider1080]

What do you mean, gnurider? Symptom-wise or media-attention-wise?
i mean it media-attention-wise. i heard from my dad that the risk of getting EEE is about the same as the risk of getting west nile virus and i dont remember an outbreak of west nile virus in mass the past few years. plus what about the effects of all of the spraying that will be evident in a few years? if it kills mosquitos, then it sure isnt good for us. just my $.02.

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What do you mean, gnurider? Symptom-wise or media-attention-wise?
i mean it media-attention-wise. i heard from my dad that the risk of getting EEE is about the same as the risk of getting west nile virus and i dont remember an outbreak of west nile virus in mass the past few years. plus what about the effects of all of the spraying that will be evident in a few years? if it kills mosquitos, then it sure isnt good for us. just my $.02.


The problem with EEE is that you either die or at least suffer a LOT, and sometimes never fully recover. With West Nile, you can be sick and not even know it, since the symptoms are usually far milder. EEE is a whole nother fish.

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