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Old 02-06-2019, 09:29 AM
 
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This is what I miss about the California forum.

Threads about people getting beat up over a hot dog, and the reintroduction of a 19th century killer due to trash piles, rats, and fleas.
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Old 02-06-2019, 09:46 AM
 
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This is what I miss about the California forum.

Threads about people getting beat up over a hot dog, and the reintroduction of a 19th century killer due to trash piles, rats, and fleas.
Murine typhus is not a “reintroduction of a 19th century killer” ... you are referring to Typhoid Fever ... which is an entirely different disease.
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Both diseases contain the word 'typhi' in their official names. Rickettsia typhi is the proper name of typhus and it's Salmonella typhi for typhoid. ... Vector: Typhoid infection is food borne; typhus infection is flea-borne. Treatment: Typhoid treatment involves fluids and electrolytes as well as low-grade antibiotics.Dec 11, 2015
What's the Difference Between Typhoid and Typhus? - Passport ...
https://www.passporthealthusa.com/20...id-and-typhus/
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Old 02-06-2019, 02:19 PM
 
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No, your logic skills aren’t in question at all ... they are clearly not engaged.

The source of the outbreak is the same as the sources of all murine typhus outbreaks: “It is caused by the bacterium, Rickettsia typhi, and possibly Rickettsia felis, found in infected fleas and their feces.” ... which fleas are most attracted to feral cats and rodents as their preferred food (blood) supply. These rodents can be found anywhere around the nation and world but the fleas become dormant in cold weather.

Concentrations of the bacterium infecting fleas occur quite randomly under favorable climatic conditions ... as is evidenced by the randomness of outbreaks in both rural and urban settings. Trash or no trash.

But all this this has been thoroughly covered and documented throughout this thread already, including many links to epidemiological research findings. If you missed all that, and are truly interested, I suggest you review the thread from the beginning.
All of this is true, but the trash - including food garbage - is very relevant. Garbage attracts the rodents (and cats) which harbor the fleas which host the Rickettsia. That is why trash and garbage removal is essential to control of typhus.

Those of us with homes have regular removal of household waste, paid for either directly or as part of our rent or property taxes. As best I can tell, LA has mountains of trash and garbage in areas occupied by the homeless with no concentrated effort to remove it. That garbage is a buffet for the animals that are infested with fleas.

From the City of LA:

http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov...husTipsEng.pdf

"Store your trash in cans with secure lids."
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Old 02-06-2019, 02:50 PM
 
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Murine typhus is not a “reintroduction of a 19th century killer” ... you are referring to Typhoid Fever ... which is an entirely different disease.
Uh no, completely wrong.

You do know that more soldiers in Napoleon's army died from Typhus while retreating from Russia than actual Russian bullets right?

That should be basic knowledge for anyone who has actually served in the military (mentioned in numerous field manuals from FM 4-02.1 among others) as you have claimed...

https://www.webcitation.org/5lHkenkB...HUS-Conlon.pdf
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Old 02-06-2019, 03:00 PM
 
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Uh no, completely wrong.

You do know that more soldiers in Napoleon's army died from Typhus while retreating from Russia than actual Russian bullets right? That should be basic knowledge for anyone who has actually served in the military as you have claimed...

https://www.webcitation.org/5lHkenkB...HUS-Conlon.pdf
No. You are referring to another completely different form of typhus: exanthematic typhus
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Louse-borne typhus (epidemic typhus or exanthematic typhus) is a vector-borne disease caused by Rickettsia prowazekii and transmitted through infected faeces of the body louse Pediculus humanus humanus.
The typhus outbreaks in LA and elsewhere around the nation being discussed are: murine typhus (Rickettsia typhi and R. felis), carried by fleas, not lice.
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Murine typhus is caused by Rickettsia typhi and R. felis, which are transmitted to humans by fleas; it is clinically similar to but milder than epidemic typhus, causing chills, headache, fever, and rash. ... Fleas are also natural reservoirs for R. typhi; infected female fleas can transmit organisms to their progeny.
Navy airmen do not read Army field manuals.
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Old 02-06-2019, 03:03 PM
 
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No. You are referring to another completely different form of typhus: exanthematic typhus


The typhus outbreaks in LA and elsewhere around the nation being discussed are: murine typhus (Rickettsia typhi and R. felis), carried by fleas, not lice.
At least you're not claiming it's Typhoid Fever anymore which is a foodborne illness. Good on you.

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Navy airmen do not read Army field manuals.
Ah. Makes a lot more sense now. Thanks.
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Old 02-06-2019, 03:09 PM
 
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At least you're not claiming it's Typhoid Fever anymore which is a foodborne illness. Good on you.



Ah. Makes a lot more sense now. Thanks.
Right. In fact I have corrected numerous posters in this thread about the differences between murine typhus and typhoid fever, and murine vs exanthematic typhus since the earliest posts ... as quite a number of folks such as yourself have jumped in without taking the trouble to read carefully and research before contributing falsehoods.

You’re welcome.
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Old 02-06-2019, 03:11 PM
 
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Right. In fact I have corrected numerous posters in this thread about the differences between murine typhus and typhoid fever, and murine vs exanthematic typhus since the earliest posts ... as quite a number of folks such as yourself have jumped in without taking the trouble to read carefully and research before contributing falsehoods.

You’re welcome.
So why did you say this literally a few posts ago?

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... you are referring to Typhoid Fever ... which is an entirely different disease.
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Typhoid fever is a type of enteric fever, along with paratyphoid fever. The cause is the bacterium Salmonella Typhi, also known as Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi, growing in the intestines and blood. Typhoid is spread by eating or drinking food or water contaminated with the feces of an infected person.
Just made a simple mistake I assume?
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Old 02-06-2019, 04:20 PM
 
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So why did you say this literally a few posts ago?





Just made a simple mistake I assume?
What are you going on about? You made an erroneous conflation between murine typhus and a “killer disease from the 19th century”. Which I corrected. Twice. You didn’t name which disease you referred to and the common conflation is between typhoid and typhus. Either way you were wrong. And I am right. As always.
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Old 02-06-2019, 04:24 PM
 
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At least you're not claiming it's Typhoid Fever anymore which is a foodborne illness. Good on you.



Ah. Makes a lot more sense now. Thanks.
Just reread this comment of yours. Seems you are saying that I claimed the disease is typhoid fever?

No. I never claimed it was typhoid fever. I have consistently referred to “Murine Typhus” ... and corrected other posters who conflate it. You can go back and read carefully to confirm.
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