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Is this because the bites are actually making people ill, or are people finally going to the doctor for their illnesses because they have insurance? Could this
by jbob2000 9y ago
Is this because the bites are actually making people ill, or are people finally going to the doctor for their illnesses because they have insurance?
Could this also be that people who live in mosquito areas are getting older and thus more susceptible to illness? (Since young people flock to cities on the coast)
They kind of alluded to this in the article, saying that people are traveling more, and thus spreading diseases to mosquitoes, but the data shows a dramatic uptick (pun intended) from last year!
- maxerickson 9y agoThe huge jump in 2016 was mostly Zika, mostly in Puerto Rico (36,000 cases). The full text of the report is more informative than the pamphlet (less likely to get on the nightly news though). https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6717e1.htm?s_cid=mm6717e1 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6717e1.htm?s_cid=mm...
- esaym 9y agoAt least here in Texas, there have been outbreaks of Chagas disease (from kissing bugs) and zika that have all come from immigrants from Mexico. Not sure about lyme and west nile.