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Smoove_B wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2024 2:14 pm Can't say I can recall seeing anything like recommending a curfew before:
There has been reporting of that virus being detected hereabouts, along with a bit of a spike in West Nile virus. The recommendations for avoiding mosquito bites stopped short of any mention of curfew though. :lol:
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Move over bird flu, sloth fever is on the rise!

'Sloth Fever' Virus Is Spreading. Here’s What You Need to Know about Oropouche
Once confined to the Amazon region, the mysterious insect-borne virus that causes Oropouche fever has been expanding its range since late 2023, raising international concern. There have been more than 8,000 confirmed human infections in the Americas so far this year, most of them in Brazil, but Peru, Bolivia, Colombia and Cuba have also been affected.

In July, authorities in Brazil reported the deaths of two adults from the disease — the first fatalities recorded since the virus was identified almost 70 years ago. Brazilian officials are also investigating cases of fetal deaths and malformations that might have been caused by the virus, which investigations have shown can spread from a pregnant person to the fetus. There are no vaccines or treatments for the disease.

Earlier this month, the Pan American Health Organization upgraded its risk level for Oropouche from moderate to high, citing the virus’s geographical spread and the occurrence of fatal cases, which are notable for a disease that has historically been known to cause mild to moderate symptoms. On 23 August, the World Health Organization published a note stating that the public-health risk posed by the virus is high at the regional level and low at the global level. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised close surveillance of people returning from affected areas. Cases of Oropouche infection have been identified in people who have travelled to the United States, Spain, Italy and Germany from Brazil and Cuba, including 20 travelers from Cuba to the U.S. that the CDC reported on 27 August.
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Does this just relate to the actual animal or does it include lazy people as well? Asking for a friend.
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My son picked up whooping cough at the end of the school year, last June. I managed to get it from him at the end of July.

It is a special kind of hell. It is also called the 100 day cough. Only 70ish more days of this to go...
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Max Peck wrote: Thu Aug 29, 2024 1:22 am Move over bird flu, sloth fever is on the rise!
Oh jesus, these fevers are starting to circle in on me.

I swear to god, if there is a "just shave, already" fever in the next couple months, it's my fault.
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I just heard a couple of Twitch streamers in LA talking about how they don't wear shorts when they're out and about because there's a lot of mpox going around and they believe you can catch it from things like bus or theatre seats.

That... doesn't seem like a real thing...
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You just have to make sure JD Vance has been out of town for more than 48 hours.
It's almost as if people are the problem.
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Fair point.
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It's definitely noteworthy. He was detected using seasonal flu surveillance methodology, which is nice. I don't expect him to be the last we'll see but at least his illness was mild.

I strongly suspect there are quite a few more cases and the only reason it's not tripping more alerts is because it has been a mild illness. If that changes....trouble.
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