[Tilted Irish Kilt]

jeannineinsd : "This typhus outbreak follows a Tuberculosis outbreak, which follows a Hepatitis A outbreak last year."

Infectious Disease Ping - ( typhus outbreak - Los Angeles )
Vectors : rodents, opossums, squirrels, domestic pets

A flea-borne typhus outbreak among homeless in downtown Los Angeles triggered an investigation by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
after several cases were reported, the agency said Thursday.
NBC sources say the number may be upwards of at least a dozen.

Typhus can cause fever, chills, body aches, nausea and vomiting, cough, and rash, but can be treated with antibiotics.
If not treated however, it can be fatal.

Flea-borne typhus is a bacteria that spreads to humans when they come in contact with infected fleas or rat feces.
Animals such as cats, rodents and opossums all attract fleas.
Piles of garbage may also attract fleas, leading them to humans through these means.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not been informed by the city or county, NBC sources say.

[greeneyes]

Thanks for the ping.

[bitt]

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[LadyDoc]

the US Army eliminated a typhus epidemic in Naples in 1945 by spraying everthing in site with DDT... they even sprayed the powerder beneath the clothing of people who didn’t have a change of clothing.

but of course, the environmentalists have eliminated DDT, so people will die.

The public health laws do allow the camps to be shut down and people to be isolated in hospitals if they suspect infetions. Alas the ACLU has nixed this...

[Dark Wing]

Tilted Irish Kilt,

Thanks for the ping.

We will see more of this, I fear.