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6th June 2008, 01:17 PM
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Levittown woman infested with bird mites quarantinedCan you say "EW!"?
BY SOPHIA CHANG AND JOSEPH MALLIA sophia.chang@newsday.com joseph.mallia@newsday.com June 6 2008, 10:26 AM EDT A Levittown woman infested with highly contagious bird mites -- parasitic arachnids spread by wild birds -- was in quarantine Friday after she was evacuated from her home swathed in a hazardous material suit, police said. The complete article can be viewed at:http://www.newsday.com/news/local/na...,0,36826.story
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6th June 2008, 01:29 PM
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The birds weren't pets, but pests, said Officer Adele Burke, a Nassau police spokeswoman.
Wow, that's exactly how I think about wild birds, too.....such pests!!   Glad I'm not that lady, hope it works out for her.
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6th June 2008, 05:41 PM
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Wow, I'll bet she did a lot of scratching...
Thank God, the people didn't come across with stuff like how dangerous mites are to humans other than discomfort. Looks like there was a hole that the bird entered. That is a lot of mites to accumulate from May to today. Home looked very nice and well maintained. Sure hope the lady gets ok quickly.
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6th June 2008, 06:13 PM
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That sounds really icky
I'm starting to itch!
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6th June 2008, 08:33 PM
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things like this always make me itch
 maybe she needs to put a little of that scatt under her arms , a little dab will do you 
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7th June 2008, 02:12 AM
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She looks like a really stupid lady.
Whay cant she have a bath or shower, sure this will reduce it alot and also, not paying rent if she is living in misery. She should have moved out in the first place if she wasnt happy and maybe she wouldnt be in the mess she is now
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#8
10th June 2008, 03:17 PM
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Hi warriec, Yes... The 'media', and all tendrils of our so-called judicial system, rely on and wish to promote hysterias and mind-sets of Victim-hood. It is all a sort of horrific, quiet 'Munchausen's Syndrome by proxy' sort-of-thing. I agree with your observation whole-heartedly - if the woman would simply bathe adequately, Launder the effected clothing and bedding, and clean and Mop her appartment, the 'problem' would disappear. Also, my friendly wager on this, would be that she is B-Vitamine deficient...also. And to elaborate further - were she to have adequate Nutrition and adequate B Vitamine intake, and eat Raw Garlic, even if everything else remained the same, the 'mites' would have left her alone... This latter thought, would be interesting to test with Birds who have 'mites' - to supply a good B Vitamine suppliment, and feed them raw Garlic, and see if the 'mites' remain, or not... My guess, the 'mites' would make every effort possible to find a different Host...and or to vacate or abandon the Bird in question. Phil l v Last edited by pdpbison; 10th June 2008 at 03:22 PM.
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10th June 2008, 05:51 PM
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What a bunch of hysterical hoo-ha. I suspect that there is a lot behind this story that isn't being said. If one were to investigate, she probably was on the edge of eviction for non payment of rent and decided to create a bunch of fuss. If bird mites invaded homes and infested people like this article infers, we would have heard a whole lot more before now. Sure the emergency folks put her in a hazard suit. She was yelling that things were crawling and biting her. They weren't going to take a chance transporting her. And I'll bet she was admitted to the hospital for complaints of chest pain, not for bug bites! Then some reporter comes along, sees a chance to make a headline and exaggerates the whole thing another notch higher. What gets blamed? THE BIRDS! Bet the reporter got 90% of his/her information from an exterminator company as well. Yikes, I'd like to scrub both the woman and the reporter in a nice Quell bath.
 Margaret
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10th June 2008, 09:33 PM
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Shoulda read more like htis -
"Levittown woman offers Home to wayward mites, may face charges for violating local mite hording codes" While the gesture of kindness is not being questioned, the quality of follow-through, is...concerned citizens said. Neighbors outraged at the conditions in which the 'mites' had been forced to live, said they hope the woman has learned her lesson and would feed and care for them better from now on. "Well, from the looks of it, she was not caring for the 'mites' very well, nor feeding the 'mites' anywhere near enough, and, they got pretty hungry and desperate and just wanted to be warm...and, well, they had to finally settle for her. I understand 'mite-cruelty' charges are being considered, but, probably she will be let off with a warning THIS TIME..." - a local Nassau County Wildlife spokesperson said. Local Veteranarians familiar with 'mite' Health issues say that the individuals they have examined do not show any clear signs of actual physical abuse, but, appear to have been neglected emotionally, and were seen to cringe if shown generic pictures of a slender woman wearing curlers in a pink bathrobe, so there is concern...too, many of the younger 'mites' showed significant emaciation and dehydration, several appearing listless or depressed. Local Vets also said that the fresh air and concerned attentions and little nourishing snacks provided so far, have perked up several of the more listless ones, and the others are already regaining their color and vitality. Spokesmen from the local 4-H CLub, reminded people to be responsible 'mite' owners, and not to have 'mites' as Pets if they do not intend to care for them adequately. The 'mites' will be temporarily relocated to various shelters in the vicinity, and a Fund raising effort with a live Rock Band, is proposed by 'PETA' for increasing public awareness of this issue.
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10th June 2008, 11:04 PM
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Why, Phil, you never cease to surprise me!!
I never knew you wrote! Do you have other stories around to share? Sure would be a shame to let your imagination go to waste!  You presented their case so well, that I was ready to adopt a few mites myself to give them a good home! However, I'm afraid that Squeaks, Dom and Gimie overruled me when I mentioned the possibility. AND, the cats said that mites were as bad as fleas and they weren't interested either...all EVEN said they would LEAVE me (can you believe that?!) if I persisted! Well, I tried... Love, Hugs and Scrtatch...er...Scritches Shi
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11th June 2008, 12:46 AM
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Hi Shi,
( I am really rusty, but,) Oh yea, you better BELIEVE I'd love to be a Cub Reporter..! Oh yes, I would love to have a go at any day's "news"... Except they'd fire me so fast you'd get whip-lash trying to track it... Lol... Love, Phil l v
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