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Re: Another New Orleans Question for Dr. von Almen
From: mande (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 30 Jun 2002 12:38:41 -0500 (CDT)
what?!?!?! mosquitoes??? bad? okay Ive gone through 8 months of
pregnancy and no one has told me ANY OF THIS! (I live uptown) Ive been
eaten up my mosquitoes on many occasions. AND THE SEAFOOD? I live on
seafood! WEST NILE VIRUS??!?! im gonna go stay with my mother in Baton
Rouge. Thanks for all the info. oh my. Glad I tuned in when I did.
Thanks
At Sun, 30 Jun 2002, William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG wrote:
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>At Sat, 29 Jun 2002, Jane wrote:
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>>At Sat, 29 Jun 2002, Dianna wrote:
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>>>Hi Dr. von Almen! I posted to you recently about eating New Orleans
>>>seafood. My most recent fear surrounds the West Nile Virus. Yesterday,
>>>there was a dead bird outside of my house. I called the Humane Society
>>>to report it (I saw a news report that said any dead birds should be
>>>reported immediately). I was told to put the bird in a box and call
>>>agin on Monday. However, my husband was not home, and I did not want to
>>>touch the bird. It was later gone. Now I'm freaking out about the
>>>mosquitoes around my home. (I live in Metairie.) Is this fear
>>>irrational? Also, is it safe for me to wear insect repellant? If so, is
>>>there any particular one that is safer than others? Thanks for your
>>>help!!
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>William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
>Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board
>Pregnancy and Birth Section
>Private Practice
>New Orleans, La.
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