Comments on: Dengue, Chikungunya Fevers Confirmed In Escambia County

By: Sue, Pensacola

Sue, Pensacola — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 13:20:13 +0000

“If a person is infected and bitten by a mosquito, that mosquito may later spread the infection by biting another person.”

Does it have to be the same species of mosquito as found in the Caribbean, or can it be the type of mosquitoes we get up here? Makes a big difference as far as likelihood of transmission goes.

By: William

William — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 13:49:12 +0000

>>>The mosquito on the map in the picture seems to be right on top of the Gonzalez area. Does that mean the person infected lives in the Gonzalez area?

No, not at all. The health department *never* releases the location in the county where victim of something lives. We did the graphic years ago to accompany a West Nile story…tossed a map of Escambia County over a stock graphic of mosquitoes. =

By: my thoughts

my thoughts — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 13:46:31 +0000

The mosquito on the map in the picture seems to be right on top of the Gonzalez area. Does that mean the person infected lives in the Gonzalez area?

By: just listening

just listening — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 12:33:19 +0000

At one time America was on track of eradicating bugs and pest that made life miserable. Then along comes the EPA that took it all away. Then comes all the Government agencies such as Escambia’s Mosquito control that was to take care and protect us. Now as Government controls more and more of our lives we are just setting ducks. It seems that we just pay high taxes that go to High paying jobs and positions only to hear that there are no monies to purchase equipment and supplies to protect the people. Come on Mosquito Control get off your stool of do nothing and start at the Alabama State lines on two side of Escambia and saturate the swamps, woods and all areas where Mosquitos live with your trucks and by air if necessary and don’t stop until every mosquito, Yellow Fly, Horse Fly and any other kind of infectious critter is gone. This should go on Nation wide by every state in the union. Just saying

By: Bob C

Bob C — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 11:06:11 +0000

Good Grief….between the:
Brown Recluse spiders
Vibrio Vulnificus – aka Flesh-Eating bacteria in the water
Dengue Fever
Chikungunya fever
Sharks and Lion fish
Rip tides
Boa constrictors
Road traffic
and assorted other dangerous critters including the two-legged thugs
it can make one wonder if the sky is really falling.
Me, I’m keeping a can of Raid and a rolled up newspaper handy.