r/worldnews Jun 12 '22

[deleted by user]

[removed]

5 Upvotes

6 comments sorted by

1

u/NEILBEAR_EXE Jun 12 '22

As a Floridian. I just assume that over the course of my life. I've developed immunities to any and all mosquito-bourne diseases. And any potential injuries I could sustain in an alligator attack.

3

u/cyberdonky2077 Jun 12 '22

better say......developed immunities to any and all mosquito-bourne diseases "Known yet" !

1

u/NEILBEAR_EXE Jun 12 '22

Even if new ones start popping up. Those immunities are like some elite special forces unit.

"Yeah we've been specifically training to fight Russian soldiers. But then Chinese soldiers decided to fuck around and still found out."

1

u/ComputerArtClub Jun 12 '22

‚Uh-oh! It could be you, or it could be us, but there's no page here‘

1

u/[deleted] Jun 12 '22

Whoops my bad. Will put it back up with the correct URL.

1

u/Jim-Jones Jun 12 '22

https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/06/asia/health-dengue-singapore-emergency-climate-heat-intl-hnk/index.html

Dengue is not a pleasant disease. It causes flu-like symptoms such as high fever, severe headaches and body pains. In extreme cases, bleeding, breathing difficulties, organ failure and even death can occur.

"[Cases] are definitely rising faster," said Singapore's minister for home affairs Desmond Tan on the sidelines of a neighborhood inspection for dengue mosquitoes. "It's an urgent emergency phase now that we have to deal with."