Comments for Prehistoric Punch http://pmop.org/blog Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:56:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Comment on West Nile Virus in the Palisades by Caroline White http://pmop.org/blog/?p=884&cpage=1#comment-2646 Caroline White Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:56:53 +0000 http://pmop.org/blog/?p=884#comment-2646 I'm 15 months into recovery. I was 48 when I contracted WNV. I battled it for 2 months, in and out of the hospital. My temp was as high as 108 for periods of time. I would go up in the evening and down in the morning. Fatigue was the first symptom, but rapidly advanced into unconsciousness in a few days. It gave me meningitis, encephalitis, dehydration, and anemia. It almost killed me. I lost 30 lbs of lean muscle and looked like a refuge. My memory is shot and my near vision. It's only this long that I look and feel normal again, although my brain does work differently now. This can be a very serious disease for some. I was lucky. I’m 15 months into recovery. I was 48 when I contracted WNV. I battled it for 2 months, in and out of the hospital. My temp was as high as 108 for periods of time. I would go up in the evening and down in the morning. Fatigue was the first symptom, but rapidly advanced into unconsciousness in a few days. It gave me meningitis, encephalitis, dehydration, and anemia. It almost killed me. I lost 30 lbs of lean muscle and looked like a refuge. My memory is shot and my near vision. It’s only this long that I look and feel normal again, although my brain does work differently now. This can be a very serious disease for some. I was lucky.

]]> Comment on West Nile Update by Doug http://pmop.org/blog/?p=892&cpage=1#comment-2228 Doug Thu, 29 Sep 2011 03:25:44 +0000 http://pmop.org/blog/?p=892#comment-2228 And in spite of notifications to the CDC, their website dated Sept. 27, 2011, http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/surv&controlCaseCount11_detailed.htm , reports no West Nile Virus in the District . . . because . . . the District of Columbia is not listed (only "50-star" states?). The other link provided by the CDC is a USGS map showing no incidences of West Nile Virus in the District. - dated: 3 am, Sep 27, 2011 http://diseasemaps.usgs.gov/wnv_dc_human.html I'll continue to check on CDC statistics of DC WNV, and attempt to find out why these cases are not being reported to the public. And in spite of notifications to the CDC, their website dated Sept. 27, 2011, http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/surv&controlCaseCount11_detailed.htm , reports no West Nile Virus in the District . . . because . . . the District of Columbia is not listed (only “50-star” states?).

The other link provided by the CDC is a USGS map showing no incidences of West Nile Virus in the District. – dated: 3 am, Sep 27, 2011 http://diseasemaps.usgs.gov/wnv_dc_human.html

I’ll continue to check on CDC statistics of DC WNV, and attempt to find out why these cases are not being reported to the public.

]]> Comment on West Nile Update by Doug http://pmop.org/blog/?p=892&cpage=1#comment-2227 Doug Thu, 29 Sep 2011 01:24:12 +0000 http://pmop.org/blog/?p=892#comment-2227 Thanks Annabell for the info. Maybe Murphy can sell his antibodies! If the CDC has been notified, I am unclear why that information is not immediately available to the public. I'd rather see it in real-time than a graph/map made for next near. Thanks Annabell for the info. Maybe Murphy can sell his antibodies!

If the CDC has been notified, I am unclear why that information is not immediately available to the public. I’d rather see it in real-time than a graph/map made for next near.

]]> Comment on West Nile Update by Annabell Lee http://pmop.org/blog/?p=892&cpage=1#comment-2226 Annabell Lee Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:44:10 +0000 http://pmop.org/blog/?p=892#comment-2226 There is a confirmed case of contracted WNV in the Palisades area. My husband was in the hospital from August 5-13 and it has been tested and confirmed twice that he now carries the antibodies for WNV. The CDC has been notified. There is a confirmed case of contracted WNV in the Palisades area. My husband was in the hospital from August 5-13 and it has been tested and confirmed twice that he now carries the antibodies for WNV. The CDC has been notified.

]]> Comment on West Nile Update by Chris Kern http://pmop.org/blog/?p=892&cpage=1#comment-2224 Chris Kern Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:28:29 +0000 http://pmop.org/blog/?p=892#comment-2224 Oh. I thought you were referring to the way they push their mosquito kids. Oh. I thought you were referring to the way they push their mosquito kids.

]]> Comment on West Nile Update by Nancy Dutro http://pmop.org/blog/?p=892&cpage=1#comment-2223 Nancy Dutro Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:35:51 +0000 http://pmop.org/blog/?p=892#comment-2223 Has anyone looked into the possibility of an area-wide control? I'm not sure of who best to approach (Palisades Citizens, Mary Cheh and DC Council, Mayor's office), or who would have the most clout to do the approaching, or even what, if any, methods are effective and safe, but individual piecemeal efforts aren't going to do much good. It's a community problem - these pests have driven a lot of us indoors, to say nothing of the health issues involved. Nancy Dutro Has anyone looked into the possibility of an area-wide control? I’m not sure of who best to approach (Palisades Citizens, Mary Cheh and DC Council, Mayor’s office), or who would have the most clout to do the approaching, or even what, if any, methods are effective and safe, but individual piecemeal efforts aren’t going to do much good. It’s a community problem – these pests have driven a lot of us indoors, to say nothing of the health issues involved. Nancy Dutro

]]> Comment on West Nile Update by Doug http://pmop.org/blog/?p=892&cpage=1#comment-2222 Doug Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:08:43 +0000 http://pmop.org/blog/?p=892#comment-2222 I trust my readership will not disparage the continent of Asia or associations with said continent due to a bad apple species residing and spreading from there. I trust my readership will not disparage the continent of Asia or associations with said continent due to a bad apple species residing and spreading from there.

]]> Comment on West Nile Update by Nick Keenan http://pmop.org/blog/?p=892&cpage=1#comment-2221 Nick Keenan Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:42:31 +0000 http://pmop.org/blog/?p=892#comment-2221 I thought we were no longer using the disparaging label "Asian Tiger Mosquito" and instead preferred the ethnically-neutral "Tiger Mosquito." I thought we were no longer using the disparaging label “Asian Tiger Mosquito” and instead preferred the ethnically-neutral “Tiger Mosquito.”

]]> Comment on Different Baits – Different Mosquitoes by West Nile Virus in the Palisades | Prehistoric Punch http://pmop.org/blog/?p=879&cpage=1#comment-2169 West Nile Virus in the Palisades | Prehistoric Punch Sat, 10 Sep 2011 15:42:34 +0000 http://pmop.org/blog/?p=879#comment-2169 [...] Prehistoric Punch Skip to content Home ← Different Baits – Different Mosquitoes [...] [...] Prehistoric Punch Skip to content Home ← Different Baits – Different Mosquitoes [...]

]]> Comment on Different Baits – Different Mosquitoes by ned parrott http://pmop.org/blog/?p=879&cpage=1#comment-2140 ned parrott Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:17:58 +0000 http://pmop.org/blog/?p=879#comment-2140 Here's to stinky socks and science. Here’s to stinky socks and science.

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