Loose Cannon wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Aug 2024 09:15:41 -0700, Michael Ejercito
> <MEjercit@HotMail.com> wrote:
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>> https://www.reddit.com/r/LockdownSkepticism/comments/1f0avxk/northeastern_towns_issue_voluntary_lockdown_to/
>>
>> Northeastern towns issue voluntary lockdown to prevent spread of
>> mosquito-borne disease
>> Eastern equine encephalitis can be deadly, health officials warn, but
>> cases are 'extraordinarily rare'
>> Melissa Rudy By Melissa Rudy Fox News
>> Published August 23, 2024 6:13pm EDT
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>> Four Massachusetts towns — Douglas, Oxford, Sutton and Webster — have
>> enacted a voluntary evening lockdown in an attempt to curb the spread of
>> a potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease.
>>
>> The decision comes after the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
>> (DPH) confirmed the first human case of Eastern equine encephalitis
>> (EEE) since 2020 in Worcester County.
>>
>> On Wednesday, the Oxford Board of Health voted to support the
>> recommendation for people to remain indoors after 6:00 p.m., effective
>> immediately, through Sept. 30, according to a public health advisory
>> shared with Fox News Digital.
>>
>> SALMONELLA OUTBREAK CAUSED BY TINY TURTLES, CDC WARNS, WITH CASES ACROSS
>> 21 STATES
>>
>> Starting on Oct. 1, the recommendation is to remain indoors after 5:00
>> p.m. until the first hard frost.
>>
>> The period from dusk through dawn is considered "peak mosquito hours,"
>> the notice stated.
>>
>> Mosquito lockdown
>> Four Massachusetts towns — Douglas, Oxford, Sutton and Webster — have
>> enacted a voluntary evening lockdown in an attempt to curb the spread of
>> a potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease. (iStock)
>>
>> The advisory designates the four communities as "critical-risk."
>>
>> "It is the Board of Health’s responsibility to protect the public
>> health, and we take EEE very seriously, and we are strongly encouraging
>> residents to follow these recommendations due to the severity of EEE and
>> the fact that it is in our community," a spokesperson for the town of
>> Oxford said in an email to Fox News Digital.
>>
>> PARVOVIRUS OR ‘SLAPPED CHEEK DISEASE’ IS ON THE RISE, CDC WARNS: HERE’S
>> WHAT TO KNOW
>>
>> "So far this year in Massachusetts, there has only been one human case
>> of EEE, but throughout the state, mosquitoes have tested positive for EEE."
>>
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>> The infected person, who lives in Oxford, remains "hospitalized and
>> courageously battling this virus," according to a Wednesday memo from
>> the Oxford town manager that was provided to Fox News Digital.
>>
>> The lockdowns are considered recommendations, and there will be no
>> enforcement if residents do not comply, the town spokesperson said.
>>
>> A mosquito on human skin
>> Eastern equine encephalitis is caused by a virus that is spread through
>> the bite of an infected mosquito, according to the CDC, which describes
>> it as a "rare but serious disease." (Reuters/CDC/James Gathany)
>>
>> "We want to educate our residents about EEE and the seriousness of the
>> illness and make them aware of the risk," the statement continued.
>>
>> "However, if they want to use town fields outside these recommendations,
>> they will have to show proof of insurance and sign an indemnification form."
>>
>> WITH MPOX A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY IN AFRICA, WHAT YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT
>> INCREASED VIRUS RISK
>>
>> Oxford is working with the other three critical-risk communities, with
>> all four issuing these same recommendations, the spokesperson confirmed.
>>
>> "Schools are working to reschedule and adjust their sports schedules so
>> practices and games occur before these evening times and on weekends,"
>> the email noted.
>>
>>
>> Fox News Digital reached out to Oxford Public Schools for comment.
>>
>> What is Eastern equine encephalitis?
>> Eastern equine encephalitis is caused by a virus that is spread through
>> the bite of an infected mosquito, according to the U.S. Centers for
>> Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which describes EEE as a "rare but
>> serious disease."
>>
>> "Eastern equine encephalitis can cause brain infection (encephalitis),
>> which can be fatal."
>>
>> Only a few cases are reported in the U.S. each year, most in the Eastern
>> or Gulf Coast states, the agency states on its website.
>>
>> Humans and other animals that contract the virus are considered
>> "dead-end hosts," the CDC states, which means they can’t spread it to
>> mosquitoes that bite them.
>>
>> Elderly man in hospital
>> Older people and immunocompromised persons are at the highest risk for
>> mosquito-borne encephalitis, an expert said. (iStock)
>>
>> Common symptoms of EEE include fever, vomiting, diarrhea, headache,
>> stiff neck, seizures, behavioral changes and drowsiness.
>>
>> These usually appear five to 10 days after being bitten.
>>
>> The disease can be deadly, resulting in fatalities for 30% of infected
>> people. It can also lead to chronic neurological deficiencies, per the CDC.
>>
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>> 'ZIKA-LIKE' MOSQUITO-BORNE VIRUS HAS SPREAD INTO EUROPE, HEALTH
>> OFFICIALS WARN
>>
>> "Eastern equine encephalitis can cause brain infection (encephalitis),
>> which can be fatal," Edward Liu, MD, chief of infectious diseases at
>> Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center, told Fox
>> News Digital.
>>
>> Older people and those who are immunocompromised are at the highest risk
>> for mosquito-borne encephalitis, according to Liu.
>>
>> a person applies insect repellent to their arm
>> Prevention of mosquito bites is the most effective means of protecting
>> against the disease, experts say. (iStock)
>>
>> Dr. John Ayers, vice chief of innovation in the Division of Infectious
>> Diseases and Global Public Health at the University of California, San
>> Diego, confirmed to Fox News Digital that EEE is "serious but
>> extraordinarily rare."
>>
>> "Without any overt prevention measures, cases remain substantially rarer
>> than being struck by lightning," he said.
>>
>> Prevention and treatment
>> The fact that local mosquitoes have the virus and one Massachusetts
>> patient has become infected is "concerning," Liu said.
>>
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>> "While evening lockdowns could be protective, other options would be
>> educating the public of the risk, encouraging mosquito repellent usage,
>> and spraying to prevent the prevalence of mosquitoes," he advised.
>>
>> Ayers added, "I don't think there is anything you can do to meaningfully
>> lower your individual chances of illness, because they're already so low."
>>
>> "These viral encephalitides have no treatment, so prevention and
>> supportive care is the only course of action."
>>
>> He agrees that typical strategies to deal with mosquito vector diseases
>> are to kill the mosquitoes, reduce areas with standing water where they
>> can nest and spray to kill their larvae.
>>
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>> "These viral encephalitides have no treatment, so prevention and
>> supportive care is the only course of action," Liu noted.
>>
>> There is currently no vaccine for Eastern equine encephalitis.
>
>
> Whatever areas that you and Chung are infesting should have a lock
> down to prevent you from spreading monkeypox.
>
>
Neither Dr. Chung nor I infest anywhere.

Michael