I'll keep swating, because the time I get to swatting, its already bit me. This was in the TV news because a woman died from the bite. West nile, All bad.

bah - i remember the news that the most deadly poison known to man is inside the mouth parts of a "daddy long legs" or leatherjacket i think they are actually called? Can't remember. It used to be said that if they could pierce the human skin, then we would be in serious trouble

I will keep on swatting mosquitoes, simply as if i was going to be that paranoid about anything, i would certainly NEVER walk near a road, never get in a car, and never have an opperation!!

Ya can take all the precautions in the world, but I don't want to live in complete and utter fear of everything. I will take my chances that crushin em might get me, just like i take my chances by travelling on the roads

Re. mosquitoes - Bah! That's nothing new; they say the same thing about ticks.

Wow, something interesting I can tell twelve year old Boy Scouts.

If and when I do go camping, I'll probably forget that little factoid every single time I get stung by a mosquito.