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Resurgent Diseases: California Edition

by funklord

And the pestilence train keeps coming.  In San Diego County, 3 squirrels were found to have Bubonic Plague.  If for no other reason, go to the website to see the front page picture.  It’s absolutely adorable.  While still common, and no cause for alarm (don’t start killing these furry nut eaters), I do feel like it needs to be documented based on the sheer number of strange diseases that are rearing their heads.  This disease usually spreads to humans from flea bites, just like when it wipes out 1/4 of Europe.  As I reported earlier, there was a case of Bubonic Plague in Oregon.  Stray cat bite was the culprit there.

In local news, Typhus is back!  Two people have contracted Typhus from fleas found in the Burbank area.

I mentioned this yesterday, but it strikes m that fleas are also great carriers of disease, much like mosquitoes.  Mosquitoes are more mobile, but fleas have almost exclusive access to human beings.  These two critters are perfect harbingers.

Also, and I will go into this in my next post, but West Nile is closing in on California residents.  Two dead birds were found to be infected.  There have been several cases in 11 counties in California, including Santa Monica, and Studio City.

There is someting in the air…oh its excess radiation

by funklord

I love this story for a few reasons:  Number one, it’s local, number two it’s ridiculous,but number three I think she’s right.  There is a woman in Santa Monica CA that is suing the city of Santa Monica for the newly installed Smart Meters that she claims are making her sick.  Briefly, these meters have a constant wifi signal coming out of them that you can use to charge them with your phone, as well as detecting when the space is empty so the meter can restart.  That last one is completely bush.  You paid for that time, no matter who is in the spot.

Nonetheless, I think she is right to sue because all this excess radiation is out of control, however 1.7 Billion is so ludicrous I don’t even know where to start.  That’s sums up California perfectly:  Great ideas with brainless execution.