So how long until the next panic of Dengue fever occurs?

[Kamikaze]

Buy your mosquito repellant now folks because the next big thing in diseases is coming to Disney World. Dengue fever, which is transmitted by mosquitoes has occured in south Florida, with a possible case in central Florida. I give the media less than two weeks to make it sound like if you go to Disney, you're going to be infected.

We've had West Nile running around here for a while now, and there are always a few people that get it each year, but nothing serious. Dengue is basically the same thing as it.

No panic will happen.

We lived in Orlando for a while and having only had WDW experience prior to that, we were stunned at the number of crazy bugs we saw around our place every day. Mothra, ants with red velvet on them, 5in beetles being carried off section at a time by colonies of creepy crawlies.... flippin' disgusting.

Wait ... this Mothra?

That must have really sucked.

 

[mp2bill]

although the media does create somewhat of an unnecessary fixation and sense of immediacy on such diseases that does not reduce the actual danger of the risk.

Somewhat? I was watching the news the other day, and the anchor said, "There's a new threat at the beach these days, and it's not sharks," (there's been some shark sightings on Boston and Cape Cod beaches in the past few weeks...hence the mention of sharks). So I waited until after the commercial to see what it was, only to find out that it was rip tides. Rip tides...really? If you live in MA and haven't known about rip tides and how to escape them since you were 5, you haven't been paying attention.

The news always blows new diseases and "dangers" out of proportion. It creates more drama and gets more people (like me) to hang on through the commercials (that pay their bills). That's why I don't ever pay much attention to "outbreaks" of the bird flu, H1N1, EEE, SARS, etc. I'm not going to alter my behavior...I'll just hope that I'm not unlucky enough to get these diseases.

 

[mp2bill]

So many things cause diseases these days, you might as well live life with no worries. Akuna matata.


(;

Not trying to be critical here, but isn't it "Hakuna matata?"

 

[sublimesting]

Silly

All Disney would have to do is show their normal efforts on the bug front.

They nuke the place every night for bugs. They have trucks hit every byway, parking lot, etc with fog and they spray every inch of the parks and resorts.

We lived in Orlando for a while and having only had WDW experience prior to that, we were stunned at the number of crazy bugs we saw around our place every day. Mothra, ants with red velvet on them, 5in beetles being carried off section at a time by colonies of creepy crawlies.... flippin' disgusting.

All I have ever seen on property are the occasional lovebug, lizzards, and a feral cat in the Jungle Cruise.

Seriously, have you ever had a bite? I haven't.

So WDW is basically covered in pesticides...
I declare alarm!!!!

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

I had no clue that WDW was sprayed for bugs..
Any photo's anyone?

 

[NYwdwfan]

Disney thinks of everything!

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

I hear alcohol in the blood stream is a good repellent.

 

[sublimesting]

I hear alcohol in the blood stream is a good repellent.

Yeah..not worried about me. But the little ones you know....although I do recall something about bourbon rubbed on the gums. I guess you can solve two problems at once!

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

Yeah..not worried about me. But the little ones you know....although I do recall something about bourbon rubbed on the gums. I guess you can solve two problems at once!

Allegedly my late grandfather used to dip my dummy in his "wee dramm" when he was watching me and I would spit it out as soon as it lost its flavour.

And it never did me any harm.

 

[sweetpee_1993]

I had no clue that WDW was sprayed for bugs..
Any photo's anyone?

I've never witnessed it at WDW but I wouldn't be surprised if they did spraying from airplanes during the nights. They do that all during the warm months here. ((scared the bejeezus outta me a couple mornings ago with the low-level fly-over at 5 a.m.)) They also come thru with the bug trucks. When you see 'em you just go inside for a little while. When I was running last night I could really smell the pesticide in the air, tho. Oh well. Beats being carted off by monster skeeters. :shrug:

Yeah..not worried about me. But the little ones you know....although I do recall something about bourbon rubbed on the gums. I guess you can solve two problems at once!

In desperation I actually did that once. It worked. I called my grandmother and thanked her. :wave:

 

[PeoplemoverTTA]

Allegedly my late grandfather used to dip my dummy in his "wee dramm" when he was watching me and I would spit it out as soon as it lost its flavour.

And it never did me any harm.

Sorry to go OT, but this post just made me literally LOL. The way it ended up in my browser, I read all the way through the last line, then scrolled up slowly and saw the pic...too perfect.

Pumbas Nakasak, thank you for always bringing your unique sense of humor to these boards :sohappy: