The U.S. can never say that St Martin has never given them anything for Christmas. Reports are coming out of the U.S.A. that the same strain of the Denghue virus known as Chikungunya or "The Illness that Bends", has been detected in a passenger that recently visited the island and then returned to the USA. The Chikungunya is a mosquito borne virus. People infected experience severe flu like symptoms. What sets this strain of the virus apart is that it can cause intense, agonizing lifelong pain to the joints. The pain is supposed to be so severe, that it causes people to crouch-or bend over in pain. And that's why it's call the disease that bends. Chikungunya got on his magic cape, flew right over Dutch St Maarten, and all the Antilles and went straight to the big time. I hope it got its Visa and Green Card, because American Immigration is strict about it policies. In an effort to keep the virus at bay. Dutch St Maarten Minister of Health Cornelius de Weever has been spraying Dutch St Maarten like crazy. The trucks have been everywhere, and we smell like a chemical plant, but oh well, at least we don't have Chikungunya!
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