Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: burchett.donald on August 17, 2016, 03:34:36 pm
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Fox news reported nearly 500 cases of the Zika virus in New York...Seems it's popping up about everywhere on the East Coast...I was wondering if this is going to affect anyone's decision on early season hunting? I'm in S.C. and am concerned...Our bow season opened August 15th here...
Don
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Personally, i think these bugs are overhyped. Every year its something different. That in itself is a give away to me. People will get used to hearing about the same bug over and over again and panic will no longer ensue. But if each year a different bug is highlighted, the fear of the unknown continues on.
Put it this way, that virus has been here since the dawn of time. Just as every other virus except aids. You are as likely to get it this year as you have been since you were a jid, and will be till you die. Go hunt.
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I agree with Sleek. I think there is a danger to being exposed to over-hyped illnesses.
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My thermacell will keep the zika skeeters away.
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LOL, Yeah. It is real, and it is cause for concern. Funny how one thing isn't an issue and others are.
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I may be wrong but I'm quite certain zika virus has very minimal long-term effects except on pregnant women to their fetus. The damage to fetuses I know can be terrible. I'm not worried about it either. I don't plan on getting pregnant anytime soon.....
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To be honest, you guys in the US are panicking alot more than the people here in Brazil! (Where it all started).
And Zika virus can't really do much to Adults, (Other than pregnant women) or to any kid over 5-7 years old , so I wouldn't be worried..
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Fox news reported nearly 500 cases of the Zika virus in New York...Seems it's popping up about everywhere on the East Coast...I was wondering if this is going to affect anyone's decision on early season hunting? I'm in S.C. and am concerned...Our bow season opened August 15th here...
Don
You won't have to wait long, I'm sure I've been chewed on by enough Skeeters here. When I'm in SC hunting I'm sure the puny ones you guys have will knibble a little too.
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Nope, won't effect my decision , don't plan on getting pregnant and I read it won't kill ya. ;) So I will be out there. :)
Pappy
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Just to make you feel better, A Yellow Fever Epidemic has broke out in Africa. It's spread by the same mosquito and with modern travel is expected to spread. ;D
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To be fair the perspective of this thread is a little male oriented. If my wife and I were still building a family I would be a bit more worried, I can't imagine the devistation of finding out your baby suffered this condition. We're likely gonna have it bad in Fl because Lord Voldemort, I mean Skeletor, I mean Rick Scott, cut the mosquito control budget a while back.
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I'll still go hunting.
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Malaria, yellow fever, nile virus, zika... :-\
I've lost track about what all I am supposed to be worried about these days? Slap on some Deet, (oh wait, Deet is bad for you.. :o ) and enjoy your early season hunting.
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I have compassion for those families that will have to deal with this. It's devastating, surely. I can maintain that sense of compassion while recognizing that this scare in my opinion is just the latest media driven "boogy man". It was West Nile virus before that, and Bird Flu, and Swine Flu and yadda yadda. I read something interesting the other day, the odds of being killed by lightening... 1 in 174.000. The odds of contracting Zika if you are in Brazil this summer...1 in 250,000. I would not call it male oriented to go fishing in the rain ignoring the off chance that this could be your last. I would call that living.
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Per New York Dept of Health, there have been approx 600 cases reported in New York. All travel related. Pools of water are being checked constantly and none of larvae have been found to be infected with the virus.
And I believe Paul is correct that danger is for pregnant women.
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News reports say its breeding and spreading over in Miami. I'm on the other coast. I've already been out hunting this year and am not going to alter my mindset or activities.
My buddy got back from Columbia the other week and had to be hospitalized from mosquito born illness. Its taken awhile for diagnosis, but is now being called encephalitis. I don't react to media inflammation, but have studied biology enough to treat mosquito born virus' with some consideration. That said, I'm going hunting tomorrow in my 3d camouflage bug suit! ;D
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Per New York Dept of Health, there have been approx 600 cases reported in New York. All travel related. Pools of water are being checked constantly and none of larvae have been found to be infected with the virus.
And I believe Paul is correct that danger is for pregnant women.
Mosquito's are the worst human killers in the world. A prooven fact. Also they are now finding out that it also effects the heart of some male adults and is now transmitted by sex. And Gov. Scott didn't cut off the funding money, the state ran out and was waiting for the current Federal Government to allocate more, which they have.
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My concern is for the younger folks, child bearing age...Really you could contract the virus outside at a barbecue in the right place...Also has been documented cases where it is sexually transmitted also and no found cure...Hype? hope so...but it's been in 3rd world countries since 1943...Go-ogle Zika children...Now it's in the good ole' USA...I'm 53 so no worries here...
Don
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I was counting on having at least three more kids, now, I think I'll hold off a few years and see if they come up with a cure.
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;) ;D ;D ;D Eddie you won't do.
Pappy