Leprosy
 

A recent CDC report indicates that a growing body of evidence suggests central Florida may represent an endemic location for leprosy.

:22yikes: Good Gawd, what's next?!

Locusts............. Plagues of'em!

Already here! Lubbers all over the place.

Leprosy | Florida Department of Health

I would like to see a link for that CDC report.

World Leprosy Day: Bust the Myths, Learn the Facts | Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) | CDC ????

This is what we get for letting any and everything walk into our country without venting them. Diseases, drugs and who knows what else.

TB is walking across the border unchecked and bussed all over the country.
Who should we thank?

Oh NOOOOO!!! Leprosy! Unclean!! We need colonies now, preferably well offshore!!

Okay. So the panic is out of the way. Let's look at the reality.

First of all, the reports I've read. is that central Florida accounts for 20% of all new reported cases in America. Sounds horrible, but Central Florida has a population of 8,359,609 (Wikipedia), and the total number of cases is a whole 181. Put another way, that is 0.002% of the population. "Minuscule" is the word that comes to mind.

Second, Leprosy is a CURABLE disease. "The currently recommended treatment regimen consists of three drugs: dapsone, rifampicin and clofazimine" (World Health Organization).

Don't know about the rest of y'all but based on that, I'm not quite ready to consider moving to (say) Iceland...

It was probably this one from the Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal.

Must be true -- You know, it's spread by the only other species on the planet that gets leprosy, armadillos!

And get this -- we saw a whole family of them rooting around in our back yard this week in the middle of the day!

It probably has something to do with this being the hottest summer in Florida since before dinosaurs roamed the Earth. CO2 levels rise above 0.04% and suddenly we've got Armadillos with leprosy frolicking in Florida on a 100 degree afternoon!

It must be a Sign of the End Times!

And the CDC is the source of all wisdom and truth?

Some good representation "between the lines" for what "C-D-C" really stands for. What color loofa for Leprosy? Asking for a friend.

Let's open a leprosy colony at Spanish Spring Square

And after the Covid lies and mess you'd believe the CDC? They want to make sure no one else wants to move to Florida. If there was such an increase just where do you think it would come from...Hmmm let me see, maybe the millions of illegals just walking through our borders...

rash
 

intense florida sun? - avoid people with skin rashes?

80% of the 226 cases occurring in persons residing in Monroe, Dade and Hillsborough Counties at the time of onset. Another 82 cases were reported during the next two decades (1976-95). A demographic analysis of 24 confirmed or probable cases reported between 1987 and 1995

A nice analysis. But it presupposes that the CDC publishes reliable information 😂😂😂😂. If the last three years has taught us anything…

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Plants need CO2 to live. They pay us back with O2.

Seriously? after what everyonehas gone through in 2020 you actually believe anything the CDC has to say? Not even the doctors and nurses pay attention to them any more.

Venting? You mean vetting, right?

Don't think so.
I believe poster is in favor of shooting all trying to cross border.:icon_wink:

Went there one night....already thought there was!!! :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Suggestion to all...if one is to opine to others their superiority, make sure you know how to spell! :ho:

It’s not new to Florida. Armadillos spread it as they pass through your yard. Gardeners are especially susceptible since the contaminates are on the ground. This is according to TV academy wildlife instructor. No biggie though cause it’s curable.

Thanks for the reminder!

That's it, then! Barbecued armadillos (..oes?) are definitely off the menu.

Sorry to inform some of you, but doctors still pay a lot of attention to what the CDC says. It is the world's foremost organization for the collection, analysis, and distribution of data and information on both infectious and non-infectious diseases.

Several posters here prefer to have their political leaders push non-informed pseudoscience. That's your choice. But I guarantee you that you want your doctor reading what the CDC produces when you get sick. Of course you can try ivermectin and rectal lysol if you like when you get leprosy.



But never let facts get in the way of a good hatefest.

Probably brought in by illegal aliens. Leprosy is rampant in India. If it gets into the local armadillo population look out!

The CDC is part of the World Health Organization. Need I say more? Would you really go to a doctor who allows himself to be controlled by a blatantly political organization? Not unless you're really woke!

Thank you for a welcome dose of reality and common sense.

Honestly, no. That statement pretty much says it all.

The CDC is now in the same boat as the FBI

Bingo! Bats, armadillos, monkeys, birds, train crashes, balloons oh and don't forget children; anything but lack of accountability or nefarious agendas...

What a ridiculous post. Sometimes the foolishness of people here amazes me. It would be funny if it were not made by people who actually are allowed to vote. Nobody is "controlled" by the CDC. It is not a political organization as you use the term although it is an independent government agency, and it is 100% not a part of the WHO. So, how many wrong things can RUC type into a post? Every single statement is demonstrably false.

I don't know if I am woke, but at least I am not wrong about everything I post.

Good post but they won’t listen. Thanks for taking the time to write it.

"The absence of traditional risk factors in many recent cases of leprosy in Florida, coupled with the high proportion of residents, like our patient, who spend a great deal of time outdoors, supports the investigation into environmental reservoirs as a potential source of transmission."

Locusts of course. I'm ready.
ANyone else find it odd that we have had a Major testify before Congress that the US Government has collected non earthly biological entities from recovered UAP's, and it is not on every front page. Strange times.

No, after watching it I'm not surprised at all. But that discussion is for another thread.

The Americans politicians in DC who won’t fix it. It like it’s the fault of the White House people. But only the dome can fix it. They make the laws and sign by White House to make it law

Leprosy
 

Wow I went to a leper colony in west Africa the people were really nice and they made really nice wood carvings. I still have several. Wonder if the Villages have a carving club.