New Tactic to keep the transplants away? (Pacific: college, live in)

[Zippy7fo]

Cryptococcus Gatti: This Deadly Fungus Kills One in Four Infected People in Pacific Northwest - Associated Content - associatedcontent.com

[VeronikaW]

Now I never want to let my kids outside again.

[Capo]

Hey, on the flip side, at least we can all lose some weight in the process!

[eskercurve]

This is old news. It's been around the Portland area for a while. Though, the advice from the CDC to hike with a bandanna around your nose and mouth is worrisome.

[41Willys]

I just heard this also on the news. And I'm in NJ!

[backdrifter]

Oh poooo! It's the fungus among us!

Killer fungus seen in Pacific Northwest - CNN.com

Originally Posted by eskercurve

This is old news. It's been around the Portland area for a while. Though, the advice from the CDC to hike with a bandanna around your nose and mouth is worrisome.

That wasn't advice from the CDC... It was just the poster voicing their wonderings. The CDC and state officials just say not to worry because it's rare, and an epidemiologist says there is nothing you can do.

[heymikey]

Gee, another reason to stay on the east side—no trees/no fungus!

(removes tongue from cheek…)
HeyMikey

Its still very rare. Only 21 cases in a region where 20-30 million people live in or visited in the past 4 years.

Im not going to let this stop me from being in nature and from being outside.

Statistically, someone is still more likely to be affected by a car accident, lightning strike, airplane accident then this stupid fungus... Doesnt mean people stop stop being in cars and airplanes, or stop being outside if there is a thunderstorm. VeronicaW, would you not let your kids be in a car, learn to drive a car, or be in an airplane if you wont let them be outside? Hopefully you're being sarcastic.

Also someone is statistically more likely to be killed by a fire ant in a place like Texas or Florida than this stupid fungus in the West Coast.

And what is the point of your title for the thread? Are you being serious or being sarcastic about the title? Either way, the thread doesnt need a title like that

Parts of the articles actually said this as well:

" But can be treated with antifungal drugs."

"Experts stress that even people near the epicenter of the outbreak should not be unduly concerned.
Philip Alcabes, Ph.D., an infectious diseases epidemiologist at Hunter College, in New York City, says that genetic changes such as those described by Byrnes are "a pretty normal, expectable evolutionary event in nature that has a slight amount of human fallout."
In fact, he says, if this fungus follows previous patterns, it's very possible that the virulence will decline with time.
And besides, there's not much you can do to protect yourself from it in the meantime."


To Zippy7fo: Other than having a title that doesnt suit the article at all for your thread, you obviously are sensationalizing this event while it is still a very rare event.