Concerns of U.S. Mosquito-Borne Disease Outbreak Heightened

[longknife]

But, whatever we do, don't use that awful, horrid DDT to wipe 'em out! We'll just spend tens of thousands to treat them – AFTER it happens.

Health officials are concerned it's just a matter of time before the illness spreads within the U.S.

Cases of Chikungunya, a debilitating mosquito-borne disease, have now been reported in Tennessee and North Carolina, leading to increased concerns of a potential outbreak in the U.S.

Read more @ Concerns of U.S. Mosquito-Borne Disease Outbreak Increase - TIME

 

[Inevitable]

But, whatever we do, don't use that awful, horrid DDT to wipe 'em out! We'll just spend tens of thousands to treat them – AFTER it happens.

Health officials are concerned it's just a matter of time before the illness spreads within the U.S.

Cases of Chikungunya, a debilitating mosquito-borne disease, have now been reported in Tennessee and North Carolina, leading to increased concerns of a potential outbreak in the U.S.

Read more @

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I am too young to know anything about DDT. What was the complaint about it?

 

[RetiredGySgt]

But, whatever we do, don't use that awful, horrid DDT to wipe 'em out! We'll just spend tens of thousands to treat them – AFTER it happens.

Health officials are concerned it's just a matter of time before the illness spreads within the U.S.

Cases of Chikungunya, a debilitating mosquito-borne disease, have now been reported in Tennessee and North Carolina, leading to increased concerns of a potential outbreak in the U.S.

Read more @

(sorry I can't post urls yet)
I am too young to know anything about DDT. What was the complaint about it?

The left claimed it caused defects and was a carcinogenic. The science was clear and compelling that in fact it was not.

 

[Moonglow]

The left, got anything to back up that stupid assertion?

 

[Moonglow]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, the federal agency with responsibility of regulating pesticides before the formation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, began regulatory actions in the late 1950s and 1960s to prohibit many of DDT's uses because of mounting evidence of the pesticide's declining benefits and environmental and toxicological effects. Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring in 1962 stimulated widespread public concern over the dangers of improper pesticide use and the need for better pesticide controls.

In 1972, EPA issued a cancellation order for DDT based on adverse environmental effects of its use, such as those to wildlife, as well as DDT’s potential human health risks. Since then, studies have continued, and a causal relationship between DDT exposure and reproductive effects is suspected. Today, DDT is classified as a probable human carcinogen by U.S. and international authorities. This classification is based on animal studies in which some animals developed liver tumors.

DDT is known to be very persistent in the environment, will accumulate in fatty tissues, and can travel long distances in the upper atmosphere. Since the use of DDT was discontinued in the United States, its concentration in the environment and animals has decreased, but because of its persistence, residues of concern from historical use still remain.

DDT - A Brief History and Status | Pesticides | US EPA

 

[RetiredGySgt]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, the federal agency with responsibility of regulating pesticides before the formation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, began regulatory actions in the late 1950s and 1960s to prohibit many of DDT's uses because of mounting evidence of the pesticide's declining benefits and environmental and toxicological effects. Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring in 1962 stimulated widespread public concern over the dangers of improper pesticide use and the need for better pesticide controls.

In 1972, EPA issued a cancellation order for DDT based on adverse environmental effects of its use, such as those to wildlife, as well as DDT’s potential human health risks. Since then, studies have continued, and a causal relationship between DDT exposure and reproductive effects is suspected. Today, DDT is classified as a probable human carcinogen by U.S. and international authorities. This classification is based on animal studies in which some animals developed liver tumors.

DDT is known to be very persistent in the environment, will accumulate in fatty tissues, and can travel long distances in the upper atmosphere. Since the use of DDT was discontinued in the United States, its concentration in the environment and animals has decreased, but because of its persistence, residues of concern from historical use still remain.

DDT - A Brief History and Status | Pesticides | US EPA

In other words no evidence even today exists that proves it does any of the supposed bad things, in fact it has continued to be used in Africa with no adverse effect. If one spends 70 years investigating a claim and all they have is maybe, I would suggest they are full of shit.

 

[Moonglow]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, the federal agency with responsibility of regulating pesticides before the formation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, began regulatory actions in the late 1950s and 1960s to prohibit many of DDT's uses because of mounting evidence of the pesticide's declining benefits and environmental and toxicological effects. Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring in 1962 stimulated widespread public concern over the dangers of improper pesticide use and the need for better pesticide controls.

In 1972, EPA issued a cancellation order for DDT based on adverse environmental effects of its use, such as those to wildlife, as well as DDT’s potential human health risks. Since then, studies have continued, and a causal relationship between DDT exposure and reproductive effects is suspected. Today, DDT is classified as a probable human carcinogen by U.S. and international authorities. This classification is based on animal studies in which some animals developed liver tumors.

DDT is known to be very persistent in the environment, will accumulate in fatty tissues, and can travel long distances in the upper atmosphere. Since the use of DDT was discontinued in the United States, its concentration in the environment and animals has decreased, but because of its persistence, residues of concern from historical use still remain.

DDT - A Brief History and Status | Pesticides | US EPA

In other words no evidence even today exists that proves it does any of the supposed bad things, in fact it has continued to be used in Africa with no adverse effect. If one spends 70 years investigating a claim and all they have is maybe, I would suggest they are full of shit.

Then at least they have saved on sewage...

 

[waltky]

Chikungunya has found its way to Georgia...

First case of mosquito-borne disease confirmed in Georgia
Thursday, June 19, 2014 ~ The mosquito-borne illness Chikungunya has found its way to Georgia.

The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) reported Thursday morning the first human case of the virus in the state has been confirmed. The patient reportedly picked up the disease during a recent trip to a Caribbean nation. Though this is the first reported case in Georgia, the CDC reports more than 60 cases in the country, and counting.

The virus is usually not fatal, according to the DPH, but it can cause severe symptoms including fever, extreme joint pain and swelling, rash and headache that begin three to seven days after infection. It is spread through mosquito bites, not through human to human interaction. Though there is not yet a vaccine or preventative medicine for chikungunya, most infected people feel better in about a week, but the DPH reports joint pain can last for months.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported as of Tuesday, the disease has been reported in 19 Caribbean countries including the British and U.S. Virgin Islands. Haiti and Saint Martin. Those traveling to Africa, Asia and islands in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans are also at risk. Anyone with symptoms following travel should seek medical attention.

First case of mosquito-borne disease confirmed in Georgia | www.ajc.com

 

[MHunterB]

But, whatever we do, don't use that awful, horrid DDT to wipe 'em out! We'll just spend tens of thousands to treat them – AFTER it happens.

Health officials are concerned it's just a matter of time before the illness spreads within the U.S.

Cases of Chikungunya, a debilitating mosquito-borne disease, have now been reported in Tennessee and North Carolina, leading to increased concerns of a potential outbreak in the U.S.

Read more @

(sorry I can't post urls yet)
I am too young to know anything about DDT. What was the complaint about it?

Google 'Silent Spring'........

 

[MHunterB]

I already take antihistamines and stay indoors most of the summer: I'm allergic to mosquito bites to begin with!

Just one more reason to not go camping, IMHO.