Posted on 10/01/2024 6:17:58 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Climate change is exacerbating the risk of potentially dangerous mosquito-borne diseases in California — threatening to turn more of those annoying-but-harmless bites into severe illnesses, experts say. California already grapples with West Nile virus, a potentially deadly disease that was first detected in the state about two decades ago. But officials are now warning of a potential new foe: dengue, a viral infection that in the most serious cases can also lead to life-threatening complications.
Until last year, all dengue cases reported in California were associated with people traveling to a country where the disease is common. But Los Angeles County public health officials are now warning about the "unprecedented" local transmission of dengue, which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical climates.
Just this month, the county Department of Public Health has reported four cases of locally acquired dengue — meaning people were infected in their communities, not while traveling. Three were documented in the San Gabriel Valley city of Baldwin Park; the latest was reported Wednesday in Panorama City, about 30 miles to the northwest.
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What made it worse was banning DDT on account of a sophistic, non-scientific novel written by an eco-activist.
Now mosquito-borne diseases kill more people than any other single cause of death.
Oh nose!!! Heeeeeeelp!!!!
Right, yeah, sure.
They blame climate change when the simpler theory would be that we have millions of new arrivals who may carry disease, which mosquitoes then carry around.
Until last year, all dengue cases reported in California were associated with people traveling FROM a country where the disease is common. But Los Angeles County public health officials are now warning about the "unprecedented" local transmission of dengue, which is commonly found in PEOPLE FROM tropical and subtropical climates.
dengue is going to be endemic anywhere mosquitos breed. migration policies almost guarantee it.
Experts say....it must be true
The solution….mass fogging
I forget, do we have just 7& 1/2 years left, or is it down to 4 1/2 years?
“dengue is going to be endemic anywhere mosquitos breed.”
No, only certain mosquito species can carry/transmit it. It is basically only the genus Aedes.
You brought it in so stfu!
What CAN’T climate change do?
Couldn’t happen to a better state.
Great question.
Why is it nearly always a foreigner who writes this crap?
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