Another third-world disease is rearing its head in the United States. The Oropouche virus is here, linked almost exclusively to travel from Cuba, and it’s got an interesting nickname. Sloth. And while not necessarily fatal, the “experts,” as in, we still think it’s a good idea for pregnant women to get the COVID vaccine, are worried about pre-born mortality.
Weird right?
One expert stressed that pregnant women may face the worst dangers of infection.
“There is much we still do not know about the Oropouche virus but one of the main concerns arising from the current outbreak is its potential harmful effects on unborn fetuses,” Enny Paixao, associate professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said in a statement.
“The risks of Oropouche virus infection to fetal development remain uncertain and require closer scrutiny,” she wrote.
I confess to being a bit surprised that neither the CDC nor other experts recommended abortion and birth control as ways to prevent the virus from affecting unborn children. Or, maybe, just get a covid-19 vaccine. That seems to have had some effect on the viability of pregnancy for many who miscarried during the months after approval.
The CDC said on its website that humans contract the disease after being bitten by midges, a small form of fly, or mosquitos.
The CDC said most people infected have “ fever, myalgia, and headache” and also suffer from “arthralgia, diarrhea, nausea or vomiting, and rash.” Some have had recurring symptoms.
The CDC said pregnant women should consider postponing trips to areas where there are outbreaks of sloth fever.
The agency said it is “currently developing a plan for rapid detection and response to Oropouche virus disease cases in the United States.”
A PCR test, perhaps, and an mRNA injection that probably increases the risk of miscarriage? Is anyone lining up for that? Sadly, there will be takers. People who don’t think Bill “genetically modified mosquito” Gates has something to do with it (his mosquitoes were all male, so they say, and males don’t bite). I’ve no idea if he is involved in midge research, but he is into depopulation so you could see why people wonder what he’s doing.
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