Five cases of malaria have been detected in the U.S. in the last two months. That marks the first time there’s been local spread in in 20 years. A health alert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says four cases were detected in Florida and one in Texas. Infected people can suffer fever, chills and flu-like illness. They also can develop severe complications and die if they are not treated. Health officials are warning doctors — especially in southern states — to be aware of the possibility of infection and think about how to access the first-line treatment for severe malaria in the United States.
Malaria is most common in areas with unclean water and an abundance of mosquito breeding sites. It was really common in the American southeast because of climate, insects, and infected water.
The predecessor to the CDC started a coordinated campaign to get rid of malaria in 1947 and the US was declared malaria free in 1951. Most of it involved modernizing water treatment plants, eliminating mosquitoes, repairing irrigation systems, handing out medications, etc
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Malaria is most common in areas with unclean water and an abundance of mosquito breeding sites. It was really common in the American southeast because of climate, insects, and infected water.
The predecessor to the CDC started a coordinated campaign to get rid of malaria in 1947 and the US was declared malaria free in 1951. Most of it involved modernizing water treatment plants, eliminating mosquitoes, repairing irrigation systems, handing out medications, etc
hmmm all of that sounds like woke nonsense, I'm confident the guiding hand of the free market will fix it this time
telling a blue hair non-binary barista I only drink coffee made from untreated water full of mosquito eggs