As summer mosquito season approaches, researchers are warning people with previous exposure to West Nile virus to take extra precautions against Zika. A new study found that animals with antibodies to West Nile in their blood have more dangerous infections with Zika than they would normally.
A case of West Nile virus recently confirmed in a person in Barton County, is the first human case of 2017 in Kansas. State health officials confirmed the appearance of West Nile this year in a press release on June 9th.
When just floating peacefully in the water with their brood mates, the Culex mosquito larvae in the image above does not look very frightening. But in their adult form, they are the prime vector for spreading West Nile virus — a sometimes mild, sometimes fatal disease.
Las Vegas is known as the city of sin, a place for gambling, fine dining, and decadence. Now, you can add another notable characteristic to that list: West Nile. You may want to hold off on scheduling your trip to the Sin City — or at least stock up on bug spray — because health officials have reported that mosquitoes in Southern Nevada have tested positive for the virus.
A recent study underscores a connection between climate change and infectious disease, raising concerns about our quickly warming planet.
West Nile virus is rare but can be deadly. To avoid getting it, you’ve got to avoid mosquito bites.
The beauty of southern Europe won't protect it from invasions of disease-carrying ticks and mosquitoes—in fact, the Mediterranean climate and landscape may be part of the reason the bloodsuckers are expanding there, bringing unique and terrifying diseases in their wake.
Mosquitoes are a big problem, and citronella candles are not the solution. There are a lot of mosquito species. The American Mosquito Control Association reports there are more than 3000 mosquito species in the world, and about 200 of those occur in the US. The most common are the Aedes, Anopheles, and Culex species. These are also the three mosquito species most likely to transmit serious illness, and all of them live in the US.
Joe Bluhm shows you how to draw a caricatures of Kanye West in Illustrator. The principles he covers are not related to illustrator but can be applied to other drawing softwares or traditional drawing and painting methods.
Chapter 5 of Enslaved: Odyssey to the west and your faced with getting across the Manhattan Bridge. Monkey realizes that he can use his "Cloud" here, which is a form of a hover disk made out of pure energy that he can move over water with. In this video you will get a full walkthrough of chapter 5 and all its sections on hard difficulty in Enslaved: Odyssey to the West on the Xbox 360.
Salvador Dali was a crazy old man, and we mean that in the most respectful way possible. He was, of course, the artist who painted the back of his wife's head exploding like a nuclear mushroom bomb. Exploding heads aside, he created some groundbreaking, ingenious works of art still heralded today, including the "Mae West Room."
The second chapter of Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, you've crash landed into the depths of the ruins in New York City and a strange, mysterious woman, has put a slaver head band on you to force you into helping her go to the West, to get back home. And here's the full walkthrough of the entire second chapter of Enslaved: Odyssey to the West on the Xbox 360 on the Hard difficulty.
Chapter 9 of Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, a nice sunset opening with Monkey and his female companion on a motorcycle speeding down the highway. Classic in almost every way. In this two-part video series you will get a full walkthrough of chapter 9 of Enslaved: Odyssey to the West on hard difficulty on the Xbox 360.
Zombies have followed hot on the heels of vampires as the monster du jour in modern America, and this has been particularly pronounced in video games for some reason. Gamers dig zombies, we suppose. The zombie game folks are even developing some camaraderie amongst themselves, as evidenced by the easter eggs exchanged in Left 4 Dead 2 and Dead Rising 2: Case West. This video will show you where and how to find a Left 4 Dead 2 reference / easter egg in Dead Rising 2: Case West.
Kanye West might or might not be the voice of your generation, but whatever your opinion of him as a man he does make some good songs. "Welcome to Heartbreak" is no exception, and this video will teach you how to play that classic track on piano.
THis video is a travel guide of how to get around in Egypt. Many flights, trains, cars and other modes of transportation are available in Egypt, but ferries on the Nile are the best way to get around. Learn more in this informative video.
In this keyboard tutorial, you'll learn how to play Kanye West's "Never Let You Down," in the key of e minor, on the piano. While this tutorial is best suited for intermediate or advanced piano players, players of all skill levels can play along. Watch this tutorial to get started playing "Never Let You Down"!
In this keyboard tutorial, you'll learn how to play Kanye West's "Touch the Sky" on the piano. While this tutorial is best suited for intermediate or advanced piano players, players of all skill levels can play along. Watch this tutorial to get started playing "Touch the Sky"!
In this keyboard tutorial, you'll learn how to play Kanye West's "Love Lockdown" on the piano. While this tutorial is best suited for intermediate and advanced piano players, players of all skill levels can play along. Watch this tutorial to get started playing "Love Lockdown."
In this keyboard tutorial, you'll learn how to play Kanye West's "Homecoming" on the piano. While this tutorial is best suited for intermediate or advanced piano players, players of all skill levels can play along. Watch this tutorial to get started playing "Homecoming."
In this keyboard tutorial, you'll learn how to play Kanye West's "All Falls Down/Slow Jamz" on the piano. While this tutorial is best suited for intermediate or advanced piano players, players of all skill levels can play along. Watch this tutorial to get started playing "All Falls Down/Slow Jamz"!
Corky Ballas and Kristina, World Latin Champion dancers teach the West Coast Swing which is a fun and poplular dance.
To earn this achievement, you must complete an entire level in Enslaved: Odyssey to the West without being hit once. This can be difficult, but is worth 50 gamerscore if you manage to complete it. Here's some useful strategies when trying to earn Untouchable.
The You Swine achievement is available in Chapter 10 of Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, where you will have to beat Pigsy to the top of a tower. Ignore all the orbs for now, you can get them on your way back down.
The West Coast swing is a dance that derives from the Lindy Hop (which is itself based on the popular Charleston), and it's a fun dance that centers around two partners compressing together and then extending apart.
Graffiti is a well known art form that some people really don't consider an art. It can be a very difficult art form to practice that requires time and patience in order to create a great looking piece of work. So in this tutorial, you'll find out how to draw and shade the west-coast style text. So good luck and enjoy!
The ukelele is a great little instrument that is easy to learn, sounds good, and is portable. How much better could it be? They work especially well for covering pop songs, since they're very simple and catchy, which is the essence of the ukelele. This video will teach you how to play the hit song "Slow Jamz" by Kanye West on ukelele.
The ukelele is a great little instrument that is easy to learn, sounds good, and is portable. How much better could it be? They work especially well for covering pop songs, since they're very simple and catchy, which is the essence of the ukelele. This video will teach you how to play the hit song "Heartless" by Kanye West on ukelele. It's very easy, and a great place for novice players to start.
Oysters are a bit of an acquired taste, you really need to try a few times to really begin appreciating them. Then once you get into it, you realise there are so many different types that you need to get to know them one by one.
Why ever would you want to throw a cowboy-themed party for your little cowboy? Two words: John Wayne. The epitome of wild West cool and the exemplar of the "strong and silent" type, John Wayne made the cowboy badass. So give your boy the coolest party in the world by creating a cowboy theme.
Okay, so the shutter shade trend sort of rode the wave of Kanye West's popularity after he wore it for his video for "Stronger," and then decreased in fan enthusiasm after the Taylor Swift music video incident (your ego is more than your "imaginary friend," Kanye).
Open string voicings are one of the first skills you learn in guitar. Essentially, open string voicings are the fundamental notes of unstopped, full strings. So, for instance, an open string is playing the G note and letting it resonate.
Knotmaster JD from Tying It All Together offers us another of his informative and oddly soothing knot-tying instructional videos. This is teaches us to tie a Chinese Cloverleaf knot, a good-luck charm in both East and West that makes up for its lack of practicality with timeless beauty. From the knot-tyer himself:
Lock and load! In this Xbox 360 tutorial, you're taken for a nifty little ride by the guys at Achievement Hunter. The main target: an easter egg. And not just any cool easter egg, it's one that puts you, somewhat, in contact with another zombie basher from a different game, Dead Rising. Yes, in this Left 4 Dead 2: The Passing, easter egg hunt, you'll be reading a little message left to you from the man himself, Frank West. So sit back and prepare for the worst. Enjoy!
Want to play John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" on the ukulele? Learn how with this free video ukulele lesson. Whether you play the ukulele or bass kazoo, there is no better way to improve your chops than by learning to play your favorite songs. Not only is it more fun and much easier than running drills or memorizing a chord book by wrote, it's obviously also a wonderful way to build your repertory of songs. For more information, and to get started playing John Denver's signature so...
If you plan on using a compass as you sole means of navigation in a survival situation, you had better be familiar with magnetic declination and how it affects compass navigation. This video will teach you all about magnetic declination and how you need to take it into account when planning your route on a map with a compass.
If you want to shoot a Minecraft cannon to the west for maximum power or are just curious which direction everything in the game is facing, watch this video. It will show you an easy way to figure out which direction is North, and hence which are all the other directions, in Minecraft.
In this week's episode of Backyard FX, Erik visits the Indy Kung Fu Masters of West Haven Brook to learn some awesome tips for movie fight scenes. They talk about the counting, sound effects, pull backs and camera movement necessary for orchestrating a great fight scene.
In this how-to video, Andrew Price of Dryad Bushcraft teaches methods of trapping animals in a survival situation. Learn methods of tracking animals as well as the West County trap and wire snare method. Watch this video hunting tutorial and learn how to trap animals like a real Bushman.
An older man dies of Zika. A younger man who cares for him catches Zika — but doctors cannot pinpoint how the disease was transmitted. While proximity to the patient is sufficient explanation for the rest of us, for microbe hunters, it is a medical mystery. Why? Zika is not known to transmit from person-to-person casually.
