Malathion
...making about the pesticide Malathion is to use it.I feel this way
because Malathion has low toxicity,however it can be deadly when exposed to animals.
Uneducated residents may have some difficulty in considering those precautions. Malathion
is estimated to cause about 90 cases of related illnesses.
Estimated to cause about 5 deaths per application.
Malathion can cause cholinesterase inhibition which can cause cholinergic poisoning.
Can cause chronic effects such as peripheral neuropathy, neurobehavioral effects, and the
development of allergic sensitivity.
Reports of carcinogenicity are non-conclusive.
Reports on many health effects still needs further studies and evidences to make a conclusive statement.
Can kill other animals especially the mosquito predators.
Can damage the fragile ecosystem important to tourism.
Residues can contaminate food resources. The CDC’s (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) Statistics, Surveillance, and Control report on 2006 West Nile Virus Activity in the United States reported 1,479 cases with 177 fatalities. Of the 4269 cases, 1459 (34%) were reported as severe disease, 2616 (61%) were reported as milder disease, and 194 (5%) were clinically unspecified. The projections based on experience, recent testing of infected birds, and an enlarged mosquito breeding area due to heavy rainfall suggested that in the city of Genericville about 50 people will be affected and 2 people will die from West Nile Virus this year.
o Aerial spraying with Malathion is believed to relieve problems caused by mosquitoes. Spraying is speculated to reduce the mosquito population by 90% and will thus provide the same reduction in risk of WNV. It is then speculated that WNV cases would drop from 50 to five, with less than a 20% chance of a fatality in each of the five cases. The total expenses...
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