An article in this week’s New York Times.....entitled “In Florida, the Front
Lines of a High-Pitched, Bite-Size War,” indirectly points out the absurdity of
the anti-everything movement. And makes the “antis” look both illogical and
idiotic. The issue is the emergence of
Dengue fever—a viral infection that is spread by mosquitos. This is not
something you want to catch. Although a typical infection is bad enough (fever, headache, muscle and joint pains, skin rash,
and nausea and vomiting), it can sometimes progress to dengue hemorrhagic
fever—a life threatening condition characterized by severe bleeding throughout
the body.
Dengue, which is in the same family of viruses as another
killer—yellow fever—can be eradicated by proper mosquito control. But is such a
thing possible?
“The problem is,” says ACSH’s Dr. Josh Bloom, “everyone
wants mosquito control, but many people (the “antis”) are reflexively opposed
to the use of any method that would actually accomplish this. As if there is
some “green” method with no perceived risk that will magically make this
problem go away.” He adds, “Welcome to the real world. Unfortunately, there is
no magic potion, but there are methods that actually work. However, trying to
convince Mr. and Mrs. Granola to support these methods is an entirely different
story. Hence, the problem.”.......To Read More.....
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