OT: West Nile outbreak in relation to the Bama game

we used this as malaria prophylaxis in addition to Malarone (sp?) when we went to Northwest Thailand (malaria is endemic near Chiang Mai).  It's small enough to fit in carry-on baggies.  Otherwise, if you are checking in bags, you can bring the middle bottle.

Def a scary thing,  my grandma was one of the only couple people on the west side of the state to pass away from West Nile.. when we had that outbreak 10 years ago

Makes me happy we rented a car. Gonna have to stock upon arrival. The lots won't be open all day so tailgating will only last a few hours. The bad news is thats right around dusk so be careful with your elderly and very young. The good news is the incubation period is around 7-10 days so at least your last memory will be of a game! My plan is to toxify my blood to the point of near poison, im sure they'll leave me alone! No worries right?

I'm sure you can pick it up at the store. I promise you that you wont be be swarmed by mosquitos as soon as you step out of DFW. 

That is unless you taste delicious. But lucky for you Jerryworld is inside.

The metroplex is a big area, and while 10 plus someisa lot of people (may they rest in peace, I'm not down trying to down play it), in relation ot the population is miniscule. I would just put on some bug screen and enjoy your day. 

I sit on my porch and read here in Lubbock and maybe have been bit twice all summer. 

I'm not allergic to mosquitos in general... never had a bite in my life.... I wonder if that helps???

Either way, i'd take a little upset stomach/fever from a west nile stint for a michigan win

But i wanted to put a few cent in. I live in the Metroplex, i can say they have been spraying for mosquitoes for the past few weeks, but I for 1 havent seen one mosquito this year. They are spraying by the big bodies of water around the DFW area. Cowboy Stadium is no where near a body of water, so you will probably be ok... we are currently in a drought so there are no puddles or anything like that around.  just my 2 cent

Be VERY afraid. Mosquitos with west nile grow to be the size of dragonflys.

Could be just me but I don't worry about these things. I mean I could die in a traffic accident in Dallas. Doesn't mean I won't drive while there. Hell my plane could crash before I even get there. It always amazes me how people create their own stress.

Man up this is Michigan fergodsakes. You have a better chance of dying from a car crash. Be smart and pack a non-aerosol bottle. Problem solved. F!

and every single person in there thought they had west nile (news flash: they didn't..its called the flu). It's definitely freaking people out, but I wouldn't worry about it too much.

I live in Mississippi and had West Nile a couple of years ago.  It doesn't do much but make you feel a little run down and cause you to sweat a little more than usual if you are healthy.  I didn't know I was sick until I tried to lay sod in 100 degree heat and got dehydrated which resulted in kidney stones. 

One thing to know is that the mosquitos in the south are of a different species and much smaller than northern mosquitos.  I was plagued by mosquito bites growing up in Michigan.  I rarely get bitten down here, but my wife and daughter are mosquito magnets.  Hope this helps.

Probably shouldn't go. Way too dangerous.



I'll do you the favor of using your tickets for you. I'm just a good pal like that.

I wouldn't worry too much.  The mosquitos are most active at dawn and dusk.  In addition, recently they've started spraying pesticides via trucks and crop dusters.  They are doing it multiple times so they can kill the mosquitos that hatch since the last spraying.  This is all happening scheduled to be finished in the next week or two (before you all get in town). 

I had west nile a couple of days ago, and it's just a glorified fever. It's not something you want to get, but unless you are a todler or elderly, it's not deadly. Either way, wear Off spray.

If you want to be freaked out watch the movie Contagion.

I think I'm getting...the Fear.

Make sure you get one with DEET, preferrably more than 20%. This is a very good brand.

(Kids under 3 should NOT use DEET, nor should pregant or nursing mothers. They should use repellants with lemon eucalyptus oil instead.)

If you are super paranoid, you can also get clothes that have repellant built in, from places like REI, EMS or other adventure/trekking stores. I've used them when hiking in malarial areas, and they are pretty effective, though you still need to use the lotion or spray on your exposed skin.

When I lived in Dallas last summer, I don't remember even seeing mosquitos.  

Regardless, it's probably nothing to freak out about.  Just take some basic precautions and things will be fine.  

think of that big ass mosquito from Land Of The Lost..Wish I could embed from this Droid..Anyone want to help?

My sister works for a company in direct contact with the CDC and she told me to make sure I have repellant on at all times. I'll take her word for it.

Of this issue.  The uniforms for this game are made of insect repellent materials.  They were purchased directly from Orvis.

They will be on sale in Ann Arbor marked up by 200% in two weeks.

use repellent and you'll be fine. the city dumped pesticide everywhere this weekend and may do again since it rained last night and i don't think they were able to finish it. while i understand your concern, if you take even the basic precautions you'll be fine.

the city dumped pesticide everywhere this weekend and may do again since it rained last night

Now you'll have to worry about dying or getting cancer from the pesticide.

If the Mosquitos can't catch Denard, he can't get West Nile