"Cholera Returns With a Vengeance"

[ygolo]

Opinion | Cholera Returns With a Vengeance

Climate change, conflicts, and depleted stocks of vaccine compound mounting concerns

www.medpagetoday.com

 

[The Cat]

 

[ceecee]

I reckon that all the middle ages pestilence hits will get a redux at some point in the near future.

Cholera (although not strictly middle ages)
Erysipelas
Leprosy
My personal favorite - sweating sickness
Dysentery
Plus all the usual things that had been eradicated by vaccine but no more by the skeptic/contrarian insane people that believe Fox News but not nearly a century of medical evidence.

And they'll treat it all with a combo of naturopathy and marine anti-freeze.

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

We need John Snow to come and save us.

 

[Polaris]

We need John Snow to come and save us.

Don't mention the white stuff even if it's someone's last name. I will eat you for lunch.

Anyway, regarding the subject of this thread, I am not the least bit scared of cholera. I have had Covid-19--the worst illness in the world--twice, and both times, it was just like an ordinary cold. I would be willing to bet that cholera will be no different. It's undoubtedly just another case of news reporters engaging in scaremongering to accumulate views from those who like to be frightened.

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

Don't mention the white stuff even if it's someone's last name. I will eat you for lunch.

Anyway, regarding the subject of this thread, I am not the least bit scared of cholera. I have had Covid-19--the worst illness in the world--twice, and both times, it was just like an ordinary cold. I would be willing to bet that cholera will be no different. It's undoubtedly just another case of news reporters engaging in scaremongering to accumulate views from those who like to be frightened.

It depends on the person. I have had family members who have died from it and some that were asymptomatic. I try not to roll those dice to a certain extent.

That said there has certainly been a lot of scaremongering about diseases in the past from the media (like SARS or swine flu). The fact that they were right with Covid took me by surprise. I was pretty dismissive about it at first and didn't really take it seriously until the governor closed all the bars and restaurants.

 

[ceecee]

Don't mention the white stuff even if it's someone's last name. I will eat you for lunch.

Anyway, regarding the subject of this thread, I am not the least bit scared of cholera. I have had Covid-19--the worst illness in the world--twice, and both times, it was just like an ordinary cold. I would be willing to bet that cholera will be no different. It's undoubtedly just another case of news reporters engaging in scaremongering to accumulate views from those who like to be frightened.

There are currently measles outbreaks in the US, due to unvaccinated children and their moronic parents.

At least 82 children in Ohio infected with measles, more than half of whom are unvaccinated babies and toddlers

Ohio's outbreak has already surpassed cases reported to the CDC in 2020 and 2021 combined.

www.cbsnews.com

Polio in NYC wastewater

Polio virus found in New York City wastewater

New York City and state health departments say that the presence of the poliovirus in the city’s wastewater suggests likely local circulation of the virus. Officials are urging people to get vaccinated against polio.

www.pbs.org

I had COVID, I don't believe it's the worst illness in the world but it was nothing like an ordinary cold either and I am laughing at comparing it to Cholera, dysentery, or any water born illness. Bubonic plague, a real contender for the worst illness in the world, is still with us. Perhaps a go with Ebola Zaire or Naegleria? Cholera killed millions due to contaminated water. The water situation in the US warrants concern due to aging infrastructure and how badly your state legislature wants you dead (see Jackson Mississippi, Ashville, North Carolina and Maui Hawaii).

 

[Siúil a Rúin]

What makes COVID-19 disturbing and difficult to rate is that some people dropped dead from it and others never knew they were even sick. The range of experience is so erratic and has such a Russian Roulette quality. It can only be judged in terms of how bad a disease based on overall death rates, but at the individual level it could be anything.

Can't say I'm a fan of cholera either. I'll take whatever precautions are necessary for any of it.

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