The Resume

(1937- )
West Nile District, Uganda, Africa
Occurs in Uganda (1937), Israel (1957), Egypt (early 1960), France (early 1960), Algeria (1994), Morocco (1996), Romania (1996-1997), Czech Republic (1997), Israel (1997-2001), Democratic Republic of the Congo (1998), Italy (1998), Russia (1999), France (2000) and the United States (1999- )

Why they might be annoying:

It's transmitted by mosquitoes.
There's no specific treatment or vaccine for it.
It could kill you.

Why they might not be annoying:

You can't catch it from another human or animal.
It causes serious illness in only 1% of affected people.

Credit: Grendel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Compass Names
• Invertebrates
• Look at Me and My Pet
• Look at Me, I'm in Agony
• Menagerie of Animals
• Profiles 5251-5500 (Ranked: 5350)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 90.91% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 23 Votes: 95.65% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 15 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 76.19% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 92.31% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 55 Votes: 69.09% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 74 Votes: 72.97% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 64 Votes: 78.12% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 99 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 223 Votes: 76.23% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 406 Votes: 69.46% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 786 Votes: 70.36% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 1159 Votes: 69.89% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 3844 Votes: 79.50% Annoying