On 1/5/2020 3:33 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Sunday, January 5, 2020 at 10:20:14 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>> On Sun, 5 Jan 2020 12:14:12 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
>> wrote:
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>>> On Sunday, January 5, 2020 at 9:52:38 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>> We used to have DDT trucks drive down our streets spraying the neighborhood. I'm still around and kicking. DDT has saved countless lives from the most dangerous killer on this planet. The mosquito. Several thousand kids die every day from malaria which could have been prevented by DDT. That's just insanity but I suppose if it makes folks like you feel safer, it's all worth it, right?
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dDy0o3IIpk
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>>>> DDT is a probable human carcinogen.
>>>>
>>>> Mosquitoes became resistant to DDT after 6-7 years of spraying.
>>>>
>>>> And, of course, Silent Spring.
>>>>
>>>> We're well rid of DDT.
>>>>
>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>>> It is estimated that a child dies every 12 seconds from malaria. DDT might be carcinogenic. Silent Spring was a popular book. Well okay then.
>>
>> Isn't there something to fight malaria with that's not carcinogenic?
>
> How many people die from cancer caused by DDT? How many kids die, every day, from malaria? Thousands. I propose that we don't let fear rule our lives and save the lives of kids. What else is there to say?
>

Around 400,000 people die each year and 200+ million fall ill
70% of them are children under 5
#1 killer of pregnant women
Malaria is preventable
One way is the use of netting for sleeping.

According to the WHO:
Innovation in malaria control tools. Eliminating malaria in
all countries, especially those with a high disease burden, will likely
require new tools that are not available today. Investing in the
research and development of improved diagnostics, more effective
medicines, new insecticides and innovative vector control tools must be
a priority.