Chikungunya kills another child

Here's an article illustrating that we have to fear many more emerging
diseases than bird flu.

chikungunya kills young girl in Reunion

Chikungunya is not (yet) a household word in the U.S. It's not as
legendary as Ebola. But as this article shows, it can and is killing
people.

Yes, in a small country in the Indian Ocean -- but West Nile virus
was just as exotic and unlikely to appear in the U.S. -- until it
did.

Chikungunya also spreads by mosquitoes and the truth is that
the U.S. and other developed countries do not have much to fear
from such diseases -- because our windows have screens and
we stay inside much more than we used to.

Personally, I think that for many of today's children the risk
of playing outside a lot more and catching West Nile virus
or malaria or Chikungunya is still a lot healthier choice
than staying inside playing video games and getting fat.

In the end, the fat and lack of activity will kill a lot more of
today's children than diseases spread by insects.

Still, this is one more alert that we have not conquered
infectious diseases. There're many more out there -- just
waiting for the chance to conquer us.

You can learn how to protect yourself from them,
especially bird flu, by checking out my site:

How to Protect Yourself and Your
Family From Bird Flu