It is toxic in every way and contagious beyond contemplation.
There is no cure.
There is no God to intervene and staunch the spread.
You the reader are doomed. It is coming for you.
CA has gone past the point of no return (tipping point). You are right, there is no cure. Just a matter of watching it on its freefall to imlplosion. When it lands, it will be a 3rd world pit.