An apparent epidemic of Zika virus has hit South America and is working its way north. According to the CDC: Zika virus is spread to people through mosquito bites. The most common symptoms of Zika virus disease are fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis (red eyes). The illness is usually mild with symptoms lasting from several days to a week. Severe disease requiring hospitalization is uncommon.
In May 2015, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued an alert regarding the first confirmed Zika virus infection in Brazil. The outbreak in Brazil led to reports of Guillain-Barré syndrome and pregnant women giving birth to babies with birth defects and poor pregnancy outcomes.
Mosquito-borne diseases could be effectively controlled by proper application of DDT, but DDT is politically incorrect, made so by radical environmentalists and their allies.
Below is the story of DDT showing how it got a bad rap by environmentalists and bureaucrats. The article also debunks the many myths associated with DDT. The original article runs about 13 pages. The banning of DDT is a story of ignored science and environmental alarmism.
100 Things You Should Know About DDT
by J. Gordon Edwards and Steven Milloy
July 26, 1999, JunkScience.com
Contents:
- Historical Background
- Advocacy against DDT
III. EPA hearings
- Human exposure
- Cancer
- Egg shell thinning
VII. Bald eagles
VIII. Peregrine falcons
- Brown pelicans
- Bird populations increase during DDT years
XI.Erroneous detection
Read the original here: http://junkscience.com/1999/07/100-things-you-should-know-about-ddt/