West Nile surge keeps exterminator busy
<p><span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mosquitoes">mosquitoes</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span> <span word="resident">resident</span> <span word="Stephanie">Stephanie</span> <span word="Sample">Sample</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="voracious">voracious</span>.</p><p>“<span word="They">They</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="doors">doors</span>," <span word="Sample">Sample</span> <span word="says">says</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="bitten">bitten</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="mosquitoes">mosquitoes</span>.”</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mosquito">Mosquito</span> <span word="Squad">Squad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spray">spray</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="yard">yard</span>. <span word="Damien">Damien</span> <span word="Sanchez">Sanchez</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="owns">owns</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pest">pest</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="spray">spray</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="kills">kills</span> <span word="mosquitoes">mosquitoes</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="repellent">repellent</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="Sanchez">Sanchez</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="considerably">considerably</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Aided">Aided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mild">mild</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rainy">rainy</span> <span word="spring">spring</span>, <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 48 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="states">states</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Sales">Sales</span>-<span word="wise">wise</span>, <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> 10 <span word="times">times</span>,” <span word="Sanchez">Sanchez</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="mosquito">mosquito</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="Jorges">Jorges</span> <span word="Arias">Arias</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="supervisor">supervisor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fairfax">Fairfax</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span>.</p><p>“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="CDC">CDC</span> [<span word="Centers">Centers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Disease">Disease</span> <span word="Control">Control</span>] <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="over">over</span> 3,100 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>," <span word="Arias">Arias</span> <span word="says">says</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="over">over</span> 130 <span word="fatalities">fatalities</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span>.”</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recover">recover</span> <span word="completely">completely</span>. <span word="About">About</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="headaches">headaches</span>, <span word="muscle">muscle</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fever">fever</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="neuroinvasive">neuroinvasive</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="encephalitis">encephalitis</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="meningitis">meningitis</span>," <span word="Arias">Arias</span> <span word="says">says</span>. "<span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="serious">serious</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="coma">coma</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="die">die</span>.”</p>
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