Biblical disease spikes in Florida: CDC’s leprosy alert

[Kamaji]

Biblical disease spikes in Florida: CDC’s leprosy alert

By Marc Lallanilla
July 31, 2023

Cases of leprosy — an infectious disease that’s been around since ancient times — have increased dramatically in Florida, and health experts fear the infectious disease is now endemic to the Sunshine State.

Central Florida accounts for nearly one-fifth of all cases in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for 81% of the cases reported in Florida.

Also known as Hansen’s disease, leprosy is usually spread during lengthy person-to-person contact through airborne droplets from the nose and mouth of an infected person.

Historically, leprosy has been uncommon in the US, and most cases have come from people who immigrated from countries where the disease is more common.

But since 2000, cases of leprosy have gradually increased, and have more than doubled over the past decade.

And the CDC reveals that about 34% of the cases reported from 2015 and 2020 were locally acquired, as opposed to travel-related cases.

Leprosy is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae, according to the Cleveland Clinic. It affects a person’s skin, eyes, mucous membranes and nerves, causing disfiguring sores and nerve damage.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/07/31/leprosy-on-the-rise-in-florida-cdc-health-alert/

[Wingnut]

Historically, leprosy has been uncommon in the US, and most cases have come from people who immigrated from countries where the disease is more common.

And since FL is a top destination for Biden Illegals it is only natural more cases are now cropping up.  It's not like your average Floridian or touron is gonna catch leprosy
So screw the CDC once again for not coming out and telling the truth.   

[GtHawk]

And since FL is a top destination for Biden Illegals it is only natural more cases are now cropping up.  It's not like your average Floridian or touron is gonna catch leprosy
So screw the CDC once again for not coming out and telling the truth.

Well don't forget that about 16% of armadillos carry leprosy and they were being imported to Florida long before the current illegals invasion, of course the risk of getting Hansen's disease from armadillos is right up there with infinitesimal

But then it's not really that easy to catch it from people, legal or otherwise either.

Scientists have learned that to catch leprosy, a healthy person must have months of close contact with someone who has leprosy. It's believed that the disease spreads when a person who has leprosy coughs or sneezes. When a healthy person repeatedly breathes in the infected droplets, this may spread the disease.

Still just one more reason to slam the border shut, period!
 

[Kamaji]

Well don't forget that about 16% of armadillos carry leprosy and they were being imported to Florida long before the current illegals invasion, of course the risk of getting Hansen's disease from armadillos is right up there with infinitesimal

But then it's not really that easy to catch it from people, legal or otherwise either.

Scientists have learned that to catch leprosy, a healthy person must have months of close contact with someone who has leprosy. It's believed that the disease spreads when a person who has leprosy coughs or sneezes. When a healthy person repeatedly breathes in the infected droplets, this may spread the disease.

Still just one more reason to slam the border shut, period!
 

[Smokin Joe]

Some perspective:

Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) Facts

    Most (95%) of the human population is not susceptible to infection with M. leprae, the bacteria that causes Hansen's disease (leprosy).
    Treatment with standard antibiotic drugs is very effective.
    Patients become noninfectious after taking only a few doses of medication and need not be isolated from family and friends.
    Diagnosis in the U.S. is often delayed because health care providers are unaware of Hansen's disease (leprosy) and its symptoms.
    Early diagnosis and treatment prevents nerve involvement, the hallmark of Hansen's disease (leprosy), and the disability it causes.
    Without nerve involvement, Hansen's disease (leprosy) would be a minor skin disease.
    159 new cases were reported in the U.S. in 2020 (the most recent year for which data are available).
    Most (110 or 69%) of these new cases were reported in
        Florida
        California
        Louisiana
        Hawaii
        New York
        Texas

https://www.hrsa.gov/hansens-disease

[catfish1957]

Hope some coon asses aren't turning to Armadillo meat during these tough times.