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To all the naysayers: Did you know that there were massive DDT campaigns to wipe out mosquitoes in Europe and the USA, which means you no longer suffer from mal
by snovv_crash 8y ago
To all the naysayers: Did you know that there were massive DDT campaigns to wipe out mosquitoes in Europe and the USA, which means you no longer suffer from malaria in Mississippi or Italy? Italy was only declared malaria-free in 1970.
The proposed measures have much lower environmental risks than the DDT ever did. Saying this shouldn't be used is effectively pulling up the ladder behind you. Go to Mozambique or DRC, get malaria, and then use the same health care the locals have access to. Hope to hell you don't have Cerebral Malaria (20% mortality rate with treatment). Then come back and complain about the environmental risks of wiping out 1 of over 15 mosquito species, which primarily feeds on humans anyways.