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Old 05-17-2004, 09:53 AM
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Beware of the health risks of cicadas!

Pediatrician Warns Parents About Cicadas
Fri May 14, 2004 01:04 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - First there was the girl who fell off her bike fleeing a flying cicada. Then a boy trying to swat a cicada out of the air with a baseball bat instead hit his friend in the nose.

The final straw came when another child hurt his hand trying to squish a cicada under a car's tires. Dr. Ray Baker of Cincinnati Children's Hospital was convinced -- cicadas can be a safety hazard to children.

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