West Nile Virus

Confirmed Case of West Nile Virus Reported in Cuyahoga County

  

 The Department of Health in Ohio has confirmed a West Nile Virus case in a 19 year old girl. She lives in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. There has been another confirmed case in Putman County, Ohio where a 14 year old boy was reported with the virus as well. They both have recovered and are doing well.

     The Ohio Health Department is advising residents of Ohio to get rid of any kind water that is just setting in anything outside. This is a bed for mosquitos to breed in. They are also advising the residents to wear insect repellent outside too.

     I hate a mosquito with a passion. I know that only the females bite and they are the small ones. But it can be hard to tell which one is which when they get on you. Unless of course two are on you at the same time and are the opposite sex. What’s the chances of that? I hate to even be outside when it’s getting dark. When I see one in the house, I have to kill it because I don’t want it to bite me. It hurts when they bite too. But most of all I don’t want to get sick because of a mosquito.

 

Children Obesity

Mayor Using Cartoon for Kids' Anti-Obesity Project

    Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines said he wants to stop childhood obesity. The mayor is using a cartoon made by Out Of Our Mind Animation Studios targeting children ages 5 to 13. Children watch about  4 to 6 hours of animation T.V. a day of some kind, so the idea is to talk directly to our children about the health risk of obesity. One of the programs biggest feature is the fully interactive, animated website where children can view the exercise videos and learn about eating healthy.

     I think this is a great idea. I wish there was something like this when I was a child. I became overweight when I was 10 years old. I lived with my dad and grandma. My grandma would always say things like: "she is a growing child," or "clean your plate, think about those kids over in another country starving." Well, that didn't do me any good, it's just made my weight a yo-yo for the last twenty years. I know she only met good but it hurt me instead. My dad tried to get a handle on it but grandma would tell him to shut up. So what grandma said, is what went in that house. 

    So I wish there was someone out there that saw a problem growing back then and came up with something to get me off the couch for life. Diets are bad because they aren't realistic. I don't eat like diets suggest you to eat. But I still don't have a handle my weight and I've been depressed about it. I get looked at and I can see the judgment on their faces. I hope this plan for the children works. Obesity is a wide-spread disease and it's getting the children now. This is a great idea. There I said it again.

Hurricane Irene

15 Deaths Confirmed So Far from Hurricane Irene

     Hurricane Irene has roared up the Eastern Coast tearing things up, tossing trees around, flooding our streets, and claiming the lives of some people. Most of the deaths claimed are from trees falling on their homes or on their cars. There are a couple of deaths from the flooding that took over the roads and people drowned. But there are some deaths that I feel that could’ve been avoided.

     Two of the deaths that are reported are from two 55 year old men in different places at different times that were in the ocean on their surf boards. They were tossed by massive waves created by Hurricane Irene into a violent current that took their lives. These deaths were avoidable. I cannot believe that two 55 year old men would go out into the ocean to “catch” a wave in dangerous situations like that. What were they thinking? They have left their families behind to be alone and to struggle in this economic down fall. They both were selfish and childish.

     Another avoidable death occurred when people in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania decide to camp outside during the storm when a tree fell on one of the tents killing a 58 year old man. I don’t understand this death either. Why would people want to camp outside during a hurricane? It shouldn’t matter what size the hurricane, when a hurricane is said to be coming, it is dangerous to be outside when it gets to where you are.

     I understand that people are bored and want to find new adventurous things to do but I wish that people would be careful. Hurricanes and tornados are very dangerous. These storms can pick up big things and throw them. Even if someone survives one of these storms outside, it doesn’t mean that you can survive all of the storms coming your way. I think that these deaths were avoidable and very stupid. Insurance shouldn’t pay for things such as this. Be responsible and act your age.

Juvenile Curfew

Philadelphia's juvenile curfew is extended through Labor Day

     I am amazed about this curfew that has been set in Philadelphia for the children. The mayor has extended the curfew for young juvenile's until Labor Day. When school starts then the stricter curfew rules go back into effect; which are children under 13 has to be in doors at 10 p.m. and the children over 13 but under 18 has to be indoors at midnight.

     The article goes on the talk about the violations that took place the first Friday and Saturday night. It also talks about people being attacked from some of the children ages 11, 16, 17,and 19. The article tells what the cost of the first violators, which is one to three hundred dollars and the repeaters, which is five hundred dollars with some jail time for parents. Also the curfew is only good for some places set my the mayor.

     I want to say, why aren't the parents not taking control of their own children? Where are the parents of these children and why are they acting like this? When I was growing up parents were in control of their children and there wasn't any kind of violence like this from children. My mom and dad would've beat me and grounded me for years for doing some of the things these children are being accused of. My parents were the ones setting my curfew. This is an evolution that shouldn't have ever started.

     My understanding that social services are something that the parents are afraid of when it comes to disciplining their children. My parents disciplined me and I don't hate them for it nor were they afraid of social services taking me away from them. Parents need to get educated about what child abuse really is and then discipline their children accordingly. Parents need to take control of their own children once again and stop letting the authorities make the rules.