Zika Virus
This is a Mosquito born illness.
Symptoms include, Rash, Muscle aches, Fever, Joint Pain.
There are currently just over 1200 confirmed cases in the US, 4 of them are now considered American contracted, that means these 4 people did not travel outside the US.
These 4 cases are in Florida, 2 in Dade Country and 2 IN Broward County.
Zika is also transmitted through blood and body fluids, you can contract it through Sex.
For most healthy adults, the symptoms are not very severe, but a pregnant woman can pass this to her unborn child and this will cause very severe birth defects.
Things you can do...
Where mosquito repellent, even during the day.
Get rid of all standing water near your home.
Spray your around your home.
Do not feed the birds and squirrels, Mosquitos will be drawn to these animals, feeding these animals also invites rats and mice. They can feed themselves.
If you own pets, make sure they don't bring mosquitos in on their fur. If they have an outdoor water dish, empty every couple hours and give them fresh water.
3 Comments:
Good Advice for everyone Sully, Thanks.
Not a big fan of mosquitos either. We have a mosquito magnet which is a device that operates with a propane tank and expels carbon dioxide, this attracts mosquitos and other biting insects to the device which then vacuums them into a bag. Lately we have been emptying full bags every 2 months and it has made our backyard enjoyable.
Like Sully mentioned, we make sure to empty any standing water collected from the rain and do not have bird feeders. Last thing we want is bird poop all over our property.
I want one of those.
I grow blackberries, yep purple bird doo, arrrrgh.
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