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This is who causes malaria, not people
Malaria
The United States has recorded its first cases of domestically transmitted malaria for the first time in two decades. Dr. Debra Houry, the chief medical officer at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Tuesday the mosquito-borne disease was discovered in four people from Florida and one person in Texas. It’s a concern because malaria is a life-threatening disease, it’s not often seen in the United States, and hadn’t seen it domestically acquired in over 20 years. In 2021, malaria infected nearly a quarter-billion people worldwide, killing more than 600,000 of them. The disease is triggered by a parasite that’s spread to humans by certain types of mosquitoes that thrive in warm weather and humid conditions. In recent years, those mosquitoes have expanded their ranges in ways that are consistent with climate change. So all you MAGA people who are blaming the immigrants, you better re-visit where you get your so-called facts. But you don’t go by facts you go by fake news and plain lies. The malaria was not brought in by people. The CDC said the risk throughout the country remains extremely low. Malaria cases in the U.S. are more commonly found among people who have traveled outside the country. The U.S. was once a malaria-endemic country, but in 1951, malaria was declared eliminated here. Now approximately 1,500 malaria cases and five deaths are reported in the United States annually, mostly in returned travelers. The U.S. blood supply is kept as safe as possible from infectious diseases, including malaria, through strict Food and Drug Administration (FDA) screening guidelines for accepting or deferring donors who have been in malaria endemic areas. Because of these control measures, malaria transmitted through blood transfusion is very rare in the United States and occurs on average once every other year. FDA screening guidelines advise deferring blood donations from most travelers to malaria-endemic areas for 1 year after return. Former residents of areas where malaria is present are deferred for 3 years and people diagnosed with malaria cannot donate blood for 3 years after treatment, during which time they must have remained free of symptoms of malaria. The United States keeps track of malaria areas and you can too…with a map provided by the CDC. Malaria Maps The CDC has produced the CDC Malaria Maps https://www.cdc.gov/malaria/travelers/about_maps.html/, which provide information on malaria transmission throughout the world. Users can get information about where malaria transmission occurs and see prevention recommendations for that area. These maps complement other travelers’ health resources currently available on the CDC Travelers’ Health website at www.cdc.gov/travel. I wouldn’t freak out about a few cases of malaria.
Tammy
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