RAMROD 117,147 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Florida and Texas are seeing some locally acquired cases of malaria - the first spread of the mosquito-transmitted disease inside the US in 20 years, officials warn in a health alert. Active surveillance for more cases is continuing, the Centres for Disease Control says. The risk of catching malaria in the US remains extremely low, it says. All five patients - four in Florida, one in Texas - have now had treatment. Malaria is caused by being bitten by an infected mosquito. People cannot catch it from each other. It is common in large areas of Africa, Asia and Central and South America but not the US. However, Anopheles mosquitoes, found throughout many parts of the US, can transmit malaria, if they have fed on an infected person. The risk is higher in areas where: 1. the climate means insects survive during most of the year 2. travellers from malaria-endemic areas are found Infected people can suffer fever, sweats and chills. Malaria is an emergency and must be treated quickly with drugs to kill the parasite that causes the infection. Using insect repellent and covering up can help protect against mosquito bites. The CDC says it is working with the Florida and Texas health departments and those recently diagnosed and treated "are improving". US doctors are being advised to consider malaria in any person with an unexplained fever, regardless of international travel history, particularly if they have visited or live in the affected areas of Florida or Texas. Florida has issued a mosquito-borne illness alert after cases were discovered in Sarasota County and Manatee County, warning residents to drain standing water where mosquitoes can breed and wear long-sleeved shirts and pants. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-66018630 (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4therupbeat 1,587 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 I think they should close the borders to the rest of the country and not let anyone leave Florida and Texas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,147 Posted June 28, 2023 Author Share Posted June 28, 2023 3 minutes ago, r4therupbeat said: I think they should close the borders to the rest of the country and not let anyone leave Florida and Texas Ideally (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared011 590 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Didn’t Bill Gates create a GMO mosquito to help with malaria? And now this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
badfaith 5,716 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Mosquitos are finally doing something right Hope they know where to go and who to bite Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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