Malaria cases in the US are on the rise: Your visual guide to symptoms and prevention – referring to locally acquired malaria (Texas gets something like ≈100 cases a year from returning travelers)
this post was submitted on 18 May 2024
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Now malaria and bird flu is having a battle royale
mosquitos can also carry Dengue, Zika, and Chikungunya to add a little excitement …
At least a vaccine against malaria has been making progress.
This will continue to be a thing in more and more places as tropical regions continue to grow.
Bring on the dengue!
White nose syndrome has also nearly wiped out bats in the states as well, seriously compounding the problem
Republicans are being funded by the mosquito lobby