----- Original Message ----- From: "Alberto Monteiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 7:49 PM Subject: Re: Katrina: Republican Political Tool (Are You LonesomeTonightEdition)
> Robert Seeberger wrote: >> >> In the 1840s, 40,000 Irish laborers died of yellow fever draining >> the >> swamps that are now a part of New Orleans because slaves were too >> valuable to waste. >> Irishmen were cheap and expendable. >> > Is there any real danger that Yellow Fever returns to New Orleans? > There are plenty of other diseases that might take its place if the mosquitoes are not effectively controlled. West Nile is all over this part of the world and we have been dealing with various mosquito borne encephalitis. I'm not aware of any danger from Yellow Fever currently, but I suppose it is possible. xponent Sickness In The Air Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
