By Dr. Kate Scannell, Syndicated Columnist
First published in print: 09/02/2012
Delivering biting public viewpoints can sometimes sting -- always a risk when writing an opinion column. Still, I assume that risk and straightaway proclaim: I hate mosquitoes.
I know some readers will oppose my view. But I'll bet that, unlike me, they don't transmute into one huge welt, from head to toe, after a single stinging encounter with a mosquito. That they've never slapped themselves unconscious trying to kill a maniacally buzzing mosquito circling their ears. That perhaps they're behind in their reading, lacking updated news about West Nile virus in recent reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
We currently face an outbreak of mosquito-borne WNV infection in the U.S. Read More
First published in print: 09/02/2012
Delivering biting public viewpoints can sometimes sting -- always a risk when writing an opinion column. Still, I assume that risk and straightaway proclaim: I hate mosquitoes.
I know some readers will oppose my view. But I'll bet that, unlike me, they don't transmute into one huge welt, from head to toe, after a single stinging encounter with a mosquito. That they've never slapped themselves unconscious trying to kill a maniacally buzzing mosquito circling their ears. That perhaps they're behind in their reading, lacking updated news about West Nile virus in recent reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
We currently face an outbreak of mosquito-borne WNV infection in the U.S. Read More