I declare war on ALL mosquitoes!!!!!!!!!!

[Janus]

Well I suppose that would be one cure for HIV/AIDS. Of course HIV is also killed by bleach, hydrogen peroxide and most household disinfectants, but prescribing someone with HIV to ingest such substances would be trading one problem for another.

The current research is focused in two directions - using the immune system to attack the virus and on genetic engineering HIV to attack itself. The problem has been that the virus mutates rapidly in the body, causing a challenge to marking the virus for attack, etc. by the immune system or other HIV cells.

(This is getting far outside my area of expertise though, I'm a psychologist, not a molecular biologist.)

 

[Tulkas]

Damm I hate mosquites! The 3 things that bring them to ya!
CO2, movement and heat. Any canadians that can get 99.9 turn it on.. ive heard that the station transmit a frequency that drives mosquitoes away! havent tried it yet but will soon.

 

[JMaster]

why don't the genetically engineer mosquitos to die instead?
not like you can make all the mosquitos carry the trait to not transfer disease. i thought that mosquitos are more attracted to you when your skin is dirty or salty or something, am i wrong? I think I heard that somewhere

 

[Susan]

Ever heard of the west nile virus?

Yes, and as much as they sprayed to kill the damn skeeters last year in my area, it's done no good because the population is quite great this year. Just an hour outside the other day and I was bitten 4 times.

One good thing is that of the over 200 people they have tested in area hospitals this summer that have had similar symptoms of the illness, none have tested positive for the disease. Another goodie...once a person has been infected (and lived), those people are then immune to the disease.

The bad news? A dead crow infected with the disease was found in Maryland. Because of the migration of birds, it's spreading further down the coast.

 

[BlackFalcon]

I hate them little buggers too! The worst thing are the stealth abilities those bugs have. I hate it when your one the trail of one (mosquitoe, fly, etc.) got it in the sights of your heat-seeking swatter and then boom their gone. Its like they literarly disappear. That and those stupid hyper reflexes that flies have.

DOWN WITH THE VAMPIRES! DEATH TO MOSQUITOES

You know, most animals have a useful porpose but I can't think of any useful reason for a mosquito.

 

[GreenBeret]

You will lose. They are everywhere!!! They will rule the world!!!! BWUWHAHAHA!

edit: can you keep that on the DL for me? Thanx.

 

[Midnight Rambler]

Black flies are definitely worse. Leave little holes in you.