Source: TODAY
New malaria cases in US trigger alert from CDC
Jun 28, 2023 · 2m 18s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ouevc5xYfC0
BUT IT IS A TROUBLING SIGN AS MILLIONS OF AMERICANS PREPARE TO SPEND THEIR SUMMER DAYS OUTSIDE. THEY ARE THE PESKY PART OF SUMMERTIME FUN, FROM KIDS CAMPS TO BACKYARD BARBECUES, MOSQUITOS ARE OFTEN THE UNWANTED GUESTS. BUT THIS MORNING, THE CDC IS SENDING A WARNING ABOUT MOSQUITO TRANSMITTED HEALTH CASES. IT COMES AS HEALTH OFFICIALS IDENTIFIED FIVE LOCALLY ACQUIRED CASES IN RECENT WEEKS. FOUR IN FLORIDA. ONE IN
TEXAS. ALL TRANSMITTED BY MOSQUITO BITES. >> WHAT WAS DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS IS THINGS HAPPENED DOMESTICALLY. >> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THE CASES IN THE TWO STATES ARE LINKED. IN FLORIDA, ALL FOUR CASES WERE DETECTED IN SARASOTA COUNTY. NOW THE ENTIRE STATE IS UNDER A MOSQUITO BORN WARNING. SYMPTOMS CAN BE SIMILAR TO THE FLU, FEVER, BODY ACHE AND CHILLS AS WELL AS HEADACHES AND
NAUSEA. WITH AN EARLY DIAGNOSIS, MALARIA IS TREATABLE WITH THE HELP OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. NOW THE CDC IS URGING DOCTORS TO BE ON HIGH ALERT. >> WE NEED PHYSICIANS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE SOME SUSPICION FOR MALARIA. IT IS NOT DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE, AND IT IS NOT DIFFICULT TO TREAT. >> Reporter: THE KEY PROTECTION. THAT INCLUDES WEARING INSECT REBELLION, COVERING UP WITH LONG SLEEVES AND PANTS
AND GETTING RID OF ANY STANDING WATER WHERE MOSQUITOS CAN LAY EGGS. NOW ABOUT THOSE FIVE MALARIA PATIENTS, THE GOOD NEWS IS THEY HAVE BEEN TREATED AND THEIR CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING. IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING ANY OF THOSE SYMPTOMS AND YOU ARE CONCERNED YOU MAY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED, GO SEE YOUR DOCTOR. SYMPTOMS POP UP ANYWHERE BETWEEN 7 AND 30 DAYS AFTER A MOSQUITO BITE. BUT THE BOTTOM LINE,
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