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Re:Tokyo Olympics “looking at a cancellation” if coronavirus... by _ph_ on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @05:31AM (#22421867)
Yes, but malaria isn't transmitted between humans but requires a certain mosquito to spread. So unless that mosquito reappears (which is an actual threat due to climate change), the malaria isn't randomly spreading to other countries. But the corona virus doesn't have these bariers as it spreads from humans to humans.
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Re:Tokyo Olympics “looking at a cancellation” if coronavirus... by iso1210 on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @10:16AM (#22423642)
Yes, I guess my point was that malaria can and has existed in europe and america. It is defeated by 1) Wiping out mosquitos (DDT)

2) Limiting chance of mosquitoes biting people (aircon)

3) Limiting the population with malaria (the fewer people with malaria, the less chance of a given mosquito biting someone with malaria and thus becoming a carrier)

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