ZIKA IS IN MIRI

“One thing is for certain: there is no stopping them; the virus will soon be here. I, for one welcome our new Virus Overlords..."  -- or maybe not.

"A test conducted by a private lab in Kuala Lumpur showed that the patient tested positive for Zika. She was admitted to the Miri Hospital on Sept 11 for further tests," he said in a statement on Tuesday.

 The Ministry confirmed that both women had come into recent contact with each other as the latter had visited her sister in Miri on Aug 26 and returned to Kuala Lumpur on Sept 6."
 
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/09/13/two-sisters-test-positive-for-zika/


Let's see. If we can't even control Dengue, what of Zika? The best we can do is just be ready for it and hope our immune system is ready enough to fight it. The virus apparently resides in mosquitoes for weeks. This thing will be widespread by the end of the year. Oh yeah, and don't get pregnant.

Click here for a list of things that Zika will do to you (or not, since symptoms affect 18% to 25%  of people).

I know what I'm gonna be doing: