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I didn't see this mentioned anywhere, but it seems like it could be relevant: http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/microcephaly-brazil-zika-reality-1.3442580 Basically, there were a lot of microcephaly cases occurring in Brazil as far back as 2012 that weren't being recorded, or were just "borderline."
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PT6A posted:I didn't see this mentioned anywhere, but it seems like it could be relevant: It just rolled around on my tumblr homepage so I was coming in to ask the same question. This one says 2014 though. http://www.techtimes.com/articles/133548/20160214/monsanto-larvicide-not-zika-virus-true-cause-of-brazils-microcephaly-outbreak-doctors.htm
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In September I'm going to a wedding in Forte Leza (north-eastern Brazil) for a week. Prior to that I'm travelling around Peru, Argentina and Rio for 18 days, so hearing now that Zika could stay in your system for up to 10 weeks is a bit disturbing... 
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Fanatic posted:In September I'm going to a wedding in Forte Leza (north-eastern Brazil) for a week. Prior to that I'm travelling around Peru, Argentina and Rio for 18 days, so hearing now that Zika could stay in your system for up to 10 weeks is a bit disturbing... It's spelled Fortaleza, dumbass. Also just keep to Meireles and Aldeota area since there's like no loving skeeters ever around here if you are that scared.
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Fanatic posted:In September I'm going to a wedding in Forte Leza (north-eastern Brazil) for a week. Prior to that I'm travelling around Peru, Argentina and Rio for 18 days, so hearing now that Zika could stay in your system for up to 10 weeks is a bit disturbing... don't have sex
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Fanatic posted:In September I'm going to a wedding in Forte Leza (north-eastern Brazil) for a week. Prior to that I'm travelling around Peru, Argentina and Rio for 18 days, so hearing now that Zika could stay in your system for up to 10 weeks is a bit disturbing... If you are an American citizen, State recommends against such travel. Isn't it better to listen to State, than it is to endanger other American's lives with your recklessness?
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RareAcumen posted:It just rolled around on my tumblr homepage so I was coming in to ask the same question. This one says 2014 though. I keep seeing this article on my facebook feed. The pdf in the article lists no study linking Pyriproxyfen to microcephaly (it calls the company part of the chemical poisons industry). It's bullshit. Whooping Crabs fucked around with this message at 06:37 on Feb 18, 2016 |
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DOOP posted:don't have sex This is SomethingAwful we're talking about. We're the most immune to the Zika virus out of anyone out there.
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TheLovablePlutonis posted:It's spelled Fortaleza, dumbass. Also just keep to Meireles and Aldeota area since there's like no loving skeeters ever around here if you are that scared. My Imaginary GF posted:If you are an American citizen, State recommends against such travel. Isn't it better to listen to State, than it is to endanger other American's lives with your recklessness? 
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Fanatic posted:But Forte Leza sounds cooler. Who knows, maybe it translates to a fort protected by lasers in Brazilian Spanish. Portuguese, dumbass. Don't come back
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The Pope released a statement earlier today endorsing the use of contraception in fighting the outbreak of Zika. WSJ posted:The pope spoke during an overnight flight Wednesday back to Rome following an intense, six-day trip to Cuba and Mexico that saw him hold a historic meeting with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, blast corruption and exploitation of the poor and defend the plight of immigrants. Hopefully, this will help reduce the outbreak's spread in Catholic countries.
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Man, Plague Inc got loving intense. And he got the Olympic Games modifier! Lucky bastard.  Realtalk, how many plagues have been just big scary things that ultimately petered out into nothing? I remember Bird Flu, and West Nile Virus, which ultimately ended up just. . .being nothing at all. Yeah it's scary. And I'm sad that people have it, but I don't really think it'll end up being that big a deal. Or am I mistaken? Is this somehow different?
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It's scary because it's new and looks like it can cause birth defects, but there are many other pre-existing mosquito-borne illnesses that have a much larger impact (dengue, malaria, etc etc.) Getting rid of mosquitos entirely would be a pretty good goal IMO, especially as species that thrive in cities begin to become more widespread.
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Edit: ^ yeah I think Zika is particularly scary just for the prospect of oh yeah your kid is going to be born defective and require special attention the rest of your life. That's just a special kind of frightening.QuoProQuid posted:The Pope released a statement earlier today endorsing the use of contraception in fighting the outbreak of Zika. I guess that's pretty progressive. I'd have expected the Catholic position to simply be not to have sex if it's dangerous. Either way, my fiance's doctor recommended she not get pregnant before our honeymoon in Costa Rica. I guess knowing now it stays in your system for 10 weeks just gives me an extra two and a half months of being a manchild.
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Mozi posted:It's scary because it's new and looks like it can cause birth defects, but there are many other pre-existing mosquito-borne illnesses that have a much larger impact (dengue, malaria, etc etc.) Getting rid of mosquitos entirely would be a pretty good goal IMO, especially as species that thrive in cities begin to become more widespread. I do not care about the ecosystem impact, destroy all mosquitoes everywhere forever. Invest in bird feeders if you must. 
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GreyjoyBastard posted:I do not care about the ecosystem impact, destroy all mosquitoes everywhere forever. Didn't someone post a study showing that mosquitoes serve no important function in the ecosystem?
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PT6A posted:Didn't someone post a study showing that mosquitoes serve no important function in the ecosystem? I'd disagree on that entirely. Mosquitoes serve basically as a source of protein for a lot of animals that wouldn't otherwise be getting it. By eating the annoying little bastards, frogs/bats/Whatever get a boost of protein from the blood they've ingested. Instead of trying to destroy the bugs, we should be looking on how we can modify them to not be quite as annoying. Mosquitoes can already spread viruses and parasites, why not develop something they can spread that's beneficial? Vaccines or something. Or see if they can't modify their spit to be painless and also not itchy. I'd be fine with getting bit as long as there wasn't that loving itch/if it gave me a booster for vaccines and poo poo.
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I'm not too worried about it or will let it affect my travel plans. Just need to apply insect repellent every day but would probably do that anyway in most of the areas I'm going. Edit: Lizard Combatant posted:Portuguese, dumbass. Fanatic fucked around with this message at 03:03 on Feb 19, 2016 |
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Mozi posted:It's scary because it's new and looks like it can cause birth defects, but there are many other pre-existing mosquito-borne illnesses that have a much larger impact (dengue, malaria, etc etc.) Getting rid of mosquitos entirely would be a pretty good goal IMO, especially as species that thrive in cities begin to become more widespread. We already have spent a century trying to get rid of the Aedes but they are way too loving resilient to do so. From genetic engineering to spraying everything and trying to get rid of hatching places, nothing works. Fanatic posted:But Forte Leza sounds cooler. Who knows, maybe it translates to a fort protected by lasers in Brazilian Spanish. This is terrorism.
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PT6A posted:Didn't someone post a study showing that mosquitoes serve no important function in the ecosystem? More research is required before accurate policy recommendations can be suggested.
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How the hell did a place that is literally a poo poo hole get picked for the Olympics anyways?
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-Troika- posted:How the hell did a place that is literally a poo poo hole get picked for the Olympics anyways? The same way a beach resort in Russia got picked to host the winter olympics?
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-Troika- posted:How the hell did a place that is literally a poo poo hole get picked for the Olympics anyways? Bribery and corruption, same as everything else that happens in the Olympics.
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duz posted:The same way a beach resort in Russia got picked to host the winter olympics? Or the same way Qatar in the summer is picked to host the World Cup.
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ALL-PRO SEXMAN posted:Bribery and corruption, same as everything else that happens in the Olympics.
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My Imaginary GF posted:More research is required before accurate policy recommendations can be suggested. I'm from
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Even as athletes grow increasingly concerned about the outbreak of the Zika virus in Brazil, the organizing committee for the August Olympics in Rio de Janeiro said it will charge national delegations to have mosquito screens on athletes’ rooms. The screens, one measure Brazilians are using to help ward off the mosquito that is the primary transmitter of Zika, will be installed in communal areas “where required” but only affixed to lodging if national delegations decide to pay for it, said Philip Wilkinson, a spokesman for the Rio 2016 organizing committee. This is certain not to backfire.
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Olympic games in the 21st century are turning into quite the amazing shitshow. Cardboard walls in Russia, shitrivers in Rio. All the 90s games had to offer were Tonya Harding and a pipe-bomb in Mormonville.
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Spacewolf posted:The pipe bomb was in Atlanta I thought? Yeah, Atlanta was the Richard Jewel mess, SLC was the one were they brought in Mitt Romney to use his government connections to bailout the USA Olympic committee.
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FilthyImp posted:Olympic games in the 21st century are turning into quite the amazing shitshow. tokyo 2020's going to be a goldmine, just you wait
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icantfindaname posted:tokyo 2020's going to be a goldmine, just you wait Taking bets on giant organ fetus now.
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-Troika- posted:How the hell did a place that is literally a poo poo hole get picked for the Olympics anyways? Contrary to the other responses, I think that Rio really did win legitimately. Well, as legitimately as you can get in Olympic bidding these days anyway. It was awarded back when Brazil seemed to be doing really well and China's was a big success. The fact that there hadn't previously been any games in South America was a big factor as well. The Olympics also likes to rotate in and out of Europe so London 2012 in essence knocked out most of the best choices. Why it hasn't been relocated? Obstinance. Doing so would be a big insult to Brazil, make the IOC look bad, etc. It would take real courage and leadership to do and the Olympics doesn't have much of either.
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Cliff Racer posted:Contrary to the other responses, I think that Rio really did win legitimately. Well, as legitimately as you can get in Olympic bidding these days anyway. It was awarded back when Brazil seemed to be doing really well and China's was a big success. The fact that there hadn't previously been any games in South America was a big factor as well. The Olympics also likes to rotate in and out of Europe so London 2012 in essence knocked out most of the best choices. Why it hasn't been relocated? Obstinance. Doing so would be a big insult to Brazil, make the IOC look bad, etc. It would take real courage and leadership to do and the Olympics doesn't have much of either. Also the whole boatload of bribes which more reputable venues like Chicago refused to pay.
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Puerto Rico's economic problems are likely to lead to a bigger outbreak http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/health/zika-virus-puerto-rico.html?_r=1 Puerto Rico Braces for Its Own Zika Epidemic Intensive efforts to stop the virus have begun on the island, where a quarter of the population will get it within a year, the C.D.C. predicts. The economy is in shambles, and thousands of civic workers needed to fight mosquitoes have been laid off. The chemical most often used against the adult pests no longer works, and the one needed to control their larvae has been pulled from the market by regulators. A quarter of the island’s 3.5 million people will probably get the Zika virus within a year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and eventually 80 percent or more may be infected. “I’m very concerned,” Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, the C.D.C. director, said in an interview after a recent three-day visit to Puerto Rico. “There could be thousands of infections of pregnant women this year.”
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E-Tank posted:I'd disagree on that entirely. Mosquitoes serve basically as a source of protein for a lot of animals that wouldn't otherwise be getting it. By eating the annoying little bastards, frogs/bats/Whatever get a boost of protein from the blood they've ingested. Instead of trying to destroy the bugs, we should be looking on how we can modify them to not be quite as annoying. Mosquitoes can already spread viruses and parasites, why not develop something they can spread that's beneficial? Vaccines or something. Or see if they can't modify their spit to be painless and also not itchy. I'd be fine with getting bit as long as there wasn't that loving itch/if it gave me a booster for vaccines and poo poo. This is from a month ago but the general consensus seems to be that if we just focused on the sub-species that caused problems (only a couple actually cause problems) there wouldn't be any real concern and we should probably consider it as an option if it is feasible. Having them fly around with vaccines sounds like a fantastically terrible idea.
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Got back from my Costa Rica honeymoon and don't think I got bit by anything, so hopefully I'm zika-free. Just saw this article on CNN: http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/03/news/world/olympics-rio-ticket-sales/index.html Zika virus or no Brazil has got some major problems if they're gonna sell many more tickets in the next few months. What exactly would the financial impact be of only selling half the tickets? Do they pretty much lose money hosting the games whether people attend or not, or is there enough money tied up in other aspects that people actually showing up may not be a disaster, just look really bad on tv? I'm wondering if this far out, knowing attendance will be low, if they can scale any infrastructure construction back enough to compensate and not lose quite as much money as otherwise?
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davebo posted:Got back from my Costa Rica honeymoon and don't think I got bit by anything, so hopefully I'm zika-free. Just saw this article on CNN: http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/03/news/world/olympics-rio-ticket-sales/index.html Weird. I know someone who lives in Rio and I was considering visiting for the Olympics but when I looked up tickets here https://www.cosport.com/olympics/tickets.aspx most were sold out and the cheapest tickets were like $80 for a single 4 hour game. I could barely afford to get there and all the events I wanted to check out were too expensive or unavailable.
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clockworkjoe posted:Weird. I know someone who lives in Rio and I was considering visiting for the Olympics but when I looked up tickets here https://www.cosport.com/olympics/tickets.aspx most were sold out and the cheapest tickets were like $80 for a single 4 hour game. I could barely afford to get there and all the events I wanted to check out were too expensive or unavailable. Yeah I have no clue how Olympic tickets are sold. Like they must allocate a certain amount for sale within the host country right? And you would think they'd have the ability to charge different amounts to citizens vs foreigners so some of the less well-off locals could attend home team games? Outside of that, and given how corrupt the entire process is, are they just at liberty to price-gouge specific sales based on the location of the buyer? Could there be some side-market where people in Ethiopia buy tickets for Americans for a fee or given the security do these events require ID/passports that match the tickets to get in the venue?
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