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14. My uncle died of West Nile two months ago

Tue Sep 19, 2017, 08:12 PM

Sep 2017

So, you're right. It is very serious. Climate change changes how far disease vectors spread.

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Are There Any Plagues Anywhere In The World?.... [View all] global1 Sep 2017 OP

My best friend got West Nile Virus...in New Mexico... alittlelark Sep 2017 #1

My uncle died of West Nile two months ago ProudLib72 Sep 2017 #14

You might check with the latest report from the Clinton Foundation leftofcool Sep 2017 #2

The CDC is monitoring a potential problem on the east coast... LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #3

We are also more well- and instantly informed of far flung events jberryhill Sep 2017 #4

Does the Trump Administration count as a plague? smirkymonkey Sep 2017 #5

Yes. fierywoman Sep 2017 #8

Good because that was my answer. Doreen Sep 2017 #10

Plague in Williams and Flagstaff, AZ StarryNite Sep 2017 #6

Cholera in Yemen. marybourg Sep 2017 #7

I heard a bit of that this afternoon. alphafemale Sep 2017 #16

There is a brain disease in the United States icymist Sep 2017 #9

Uhmmm...The US White House? haveahart Sep 2017 #11

In trying times like these, I return to the Kingston Trio for inspiration: Buns_of_Fire Sep 2017 #13

We have Bubonic Plague here where I live ProudLib72 Sep 2017 #15

Ebola, Zika, and the guinea-worm still thriving..... lastlib Sep 2017 #17