What's the worst thing facing mankind? Many people think it's overpopulation. Malaria helps control overpopulation in countries which are prone to overpopulation. Personally I don't have an opinion one way or another.
Here is what Wiki says about DDT and a previously successful method of misquito control: ......................................................... The World Health Organization (WHO) currently advises the use of DDT to combat malaria in endemic areas.[87] For instance, DDT-spraying the interior walls of living spaces, where mosquitoes land, is an effective control. The WHO also recommends a series of alternative insecticides (such as the pyrethroids permethrin and deltamethrin) to both combat malaria in areas where mosquitoes are DDT-resistant, and to slow the evolution of resistance. This public health use of small amounts of DDT is permitted under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), which prohibits the agricultural use of DDT for large-scale field spraying.[88] However, because of its legacy, many developed countries discourage DDT use even in small quantities.[89] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Before DDT, malaria was successfully eradicated or controlled also in several tropical areas by removing or poisoning the breeding grounds of the mosquitoes or the aquatic habitats of the larva stages, for example by filling or applying oil to places with standing water. These methods have seen little application in Africa for more than half a century.[108] Wiki also discusses research into other methods of misquito control and malaria treatment. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaria#Other_methods ------------------------------------ ----- Original Message ----- From: "andrew strasfogel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 10:29 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: DDT was: Chickens > I'm optimistic that science will develop a better way to deal with malaria > than the indiscriminate use of DDT. > > On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 9:56 AM, Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> I am gonna step out on a limb here and say something sure to >> infuriate the greenie weenies. Before I start though, a little >> background: my grandpa had a buddy named Aldo Leopold. Aldo was a >> frequent visitor, and Grandpa and Grandma would trek up to Aldo's >> place regularly also. Grandpa implemented many >> environmental/conservation works and practices long before the rest >> of the country ever heard of conservation or environmentalism. The >> stewardship was drilled into my being long before the >> "environmentalism" or "earth day" came into being. >> >> Who is the mass killer with the highest body count" >> Hitler? no >> Stalin? No >> Pol Pot? No >> Mao? no >> A kindly looking grandmother type has over 6 billion lives lost to >> her credit. These are lives lost to mosquito-borne illnesses. And >> the number will continue to go up unless we put a stop to junk >> science and insist on real science. the killer is Rachel Carson. A >> do-gooder gone awry. >> >> I have taken malaria medicine. After a week or so of that, I decided >> the "cure" was worse that the disease, and I stopped taking the >> malaria pills. I'd much rather have DDT available for specific uses >> by conscientious people. >> >> >> At 03:40 PM 2/14/2008, you wrote: >> >Of course the same article says that DDT is not readily absorbed >> >into the skin. >> > >> > >> >But of course theres another side: >> >http://www.junkscience.com/ddtfaq.html >> > >> >The truth probably lies someplace in the middle. >> > >> >-Curt >> > >> >Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:56:23 -0600 >> >From: "R A Bennell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Chickens >> >To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> > >> >I remember reading something not long back that suggested stopping the >> > use of DDT was one of the worst things that >> >has happened to 3rd world countries. We were afraid of what it might do >> > to people so we stopped producing it. >> >However, what the mosquitos do in many tropical countries is a whole >> > lot worse for most people that the effects of >> >DDT ever might be. >> > >> >Randy >> > >> > >> >--------------------------------- >> >Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! >> >Mobile. 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