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Post by treblejig on Feb 13, 2016 17:14:55 GMT -5
I wonder what types of discussions are going on among our National team players about the Zika Virus. Have I missed a thread about it?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2016 17:27:42 GMT -5
It's going to be winter. That'll make a big difference.
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Post by treblejig on Feb 13, 2016 18:37:27 GMT -5
It's going to be winter. That'll make a big difference. One can only hope.
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Post by silversurfer on Feb 13, 2016 18:39:40 GMT -5
I'd be more concerned if I had to go in that water.
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Post by bigdfromla on Feb 13, 2016 21:08:42 GMT -5
This is really a big deal, between the zika virus and the water situation. Surprised the powers that be are so non chalant about it...I guess they don't want to do anything to endanger the money machine. I don't think any woman who has even the slightest desire to have children sometime in the future should even go there as a competitor or fan. Is it too late to move the Olympics to the United States? We have the facilities and the infrastructure. Just spread the events throughout the country and have each local area coordinate the event/sport that they host. I think it can be organized in six months. This is an emergency situation. Better this than to put athletes and fans in danger.
Colleges, which are empty in late July and August anyway, could be used to host events and house athletes. Imagine volleyball shuttling between Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska. Bigger sports like gymnastics in the big cities (L.A.), basketball in New York, beach volleyball in Malibu and Santa Monica, track and the opening/closing cerimonies at Jerry World in Dallas (Cowboys Stadium), sailing and rowing in the bay in San Francisco, team handball, wrestling, field hockey, boxing, etc. sent to various colleges across the country with good facilities, swimming in Florida at wherever the best swimming facility in the state is located, soccer spread out throughout the country with the final in Seattle where they sell out the football stadium for pro soccer. This can work.
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Post by gnu2vball on Feb 13, 2016 21:25:07 GMT -5
It's going to be winter. That'll make a big difference. It's the tropics. Winter is at night.
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Post by treblejig on Feb 13, 2016 21:53:09 GMT -5
From what I have read, the medical community is scrambling to understand the ramifications of Zika. There is more unknown than known. I think it's scary.
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Post by gnu2vball on Feb 13, 2016 22:17:50 GMT -5
Maybe, the situation will get desperate enough to allow the use of DDT--perhaps for just a couple years. That might also cause a drop in malaria deaths.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2016 23:18:31 GMT -5
It's going to be winter. That'll make a big difference. It's the tropics. Winter is at night. You lost me.
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Feb 13, 2016 23:33:00 GMT -5
The U-17 World Beach Volleyball Championships are scheduled for Brazil in early July. I know that there are discussions going on among the FIVB and country federations whether to move or cancel the event due to the Zika virus. Right now, smart money is on the event being cancelled.
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Post by gnu2vball on Feb 13, 2016 23:43:29 GMT -5
It's the tropics. Winter is at night. You lost me. There is virtually no "winter" in Brazil. The country straddles the equator. At the equator, the days and nights are always 12 hours. Effectively, about the coldest it gets is when it's nighttime. Saying that the "Winter is at night" is something of a cliché, but it's not entirely without cause.
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Post by treblejig on Feb 14, 2016 8:05:26 GMT -5
The U-17 World Beach Volleyball Championships are scheduled for Brazil in early July. I know that there are discussions going on among the FIVB and country federations whether to move or cancel the event due to the Zika virus. Right now, smart money is on the event being cancelled. I would not want any young woman of child-bearing age to go to Brazil if she didn't have to.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2016 8:14:50 GMT -5
I'm curious, how long does the zika virus stay in a person's system? Do they carry it for a time or is it permanent?
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Post by coachl on Feb 14, 2016 8:26:48 GMT -5
The U-17 World Beach Volleyball Championships are scheduled for Brazil in early July. I know that there are discussions going on among the FIVB and country federations whether to move or cancel the event due to the Zika virus. Right now, smart money is on the event being cancelled. I would not want any young woman of child-bearing age to go to Brazil if she didn't have to. Geez you sound like the CDC recommendation "women who aren't on birth control shouldn't drink because they can't control their actions..." Let these smart, capable world class athletes decide for themselves what is best. When they come back they can get tested (along with men too because it can be sexually transmitted). The fact that 80% of people don't show symptoms makes things complicated but I have heard it is easy to test for it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2016 10:28:48 GMT -5
There is virtually no "winter" in Brazil. The country straddles the equator. At the equator, the days and nights are always 12 hours. Effectively, about the coldest it gets is when it's nighttime. Saying that the "Winter is at night" is something of a cliché, but it's not entirely without cause. www.cnn.com/2016/02/12/health/zika-olympics-threat/We both have a point.
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