“Despite 4,000 years of proven usefulness, quarantines seem to be to modern international public health experts as garlic is to a vampire.” HealthTravelCommon SenseEffectivenessPublic HealthEbolaDisease ControlContainmentYellow FeverEradicationAedes AegyptiAnopheles GambiaeEbola SpreadContagious DiseasesMalaria SpreadYellow Fever SpreadZika Spread Author:T.K. Naliaka
“Eradicating mosquitoes is a means to an end. An uninfected mosquito is harmless to humans - just a nuisance. An infected mosquito is a danger.” DangerHealthEpidemicsPublic HealthMosquitoesMalariaMeans To An EndDisease ControlYellow FeverMalaria EradicationEradicationYellow Fever EradicationAedes AegyptiAnopheles GambiaeMosquito Borne Diseases Author:T.K. Naliaka
“How to spell Aedes aegypti,the world's one-stop, viral-disease-transmitting mosquito: T-R-O-U-B-L-E.” HealthVirusesEpidemicsPublic HealthMosquitoesDisease ControlYellow FeverVectorsEradicationAedes AegyptiChikungunyaDengueZikaEndemics Author:T.K. Naliaka
“Incredibly, just one mosquito species, Aedes aegypti is responsible for the spread of four known different deadly viral diseases to human beings, yet this mosquito has been allowed to infest densely-populated urban centers.” FollyNeglectFoolishnessEpidemicsPublic HealthFailuresMosquitoesDisease ControlYellow FeverFolly QuotesAedes AegyptiVector ControlEndemicChikungunyaDengueZika Author:T.K. Naliaka
“Raising awareness versus raising alarm; the public can't be better informed if the information isn't better.” EducationResponsibilityKnowledgeAwarenessInformationCommunicationCooperationDiligenceEpidemicsPublic HealthReliabilityMalariaDisease ControlYellow FeverInformed CitizenCommunity RelationsInformed Debate Author:T.K. Naliaka