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Not the OP, but the ongoing typhus epidemic in LA would be near the head of my list.
by pandaman 8y ago
Not the OP, but the ongoing typhus epidemic in LA would be near the head of my list.
- cptskippy 8y agoAre medical outbreaks something that's typically considered part of infrastructure? At least in GA that's something the CDC would manage. I considered infrastructure to be roads, sewers, water mains, electrical, etc... not necessarily a medical outbreak.
- pandaman 8y agoTyphus is not flu, you need to have the city in a very bad shape to get such an outbreak. Has nothing to do with medicine.
- cptskippy 8y agoTyphus is a disease spread by organisms like fleas. Fleas can exist in people and animals (e.g. rats). The epidemic in LA is among the homeless and those who have been exposed to them (e.g. city workers). The problem is one primarily of policy and not due to infrastructure being in disrepair. Stating that a typhus outbreak is due to crumbling infrastructure just outright false.
- pandaman 8y agoTyphus is spread by rats and other animals, it is transferred to humans through parasite bites. Rats infestation is an infrastructure issue, at least for me. It could be a policy issue for native Californians though. Should we clear garbage off the streets? Outside California this is not a political question.
- scottlocklin 8y agoFunny typhus and hepatitis A outbreaks and rivers of human waste from the tent cities only seem to happen in California.