Yesterday I had posted about a fungal STD spreading in the U.K. where the origin of the disease was Southeast Asia. A reader, in the comments, asked if I had any information about the demographics of the people with the disease. I couldn't find that information, but I did come across the following from a paper entitled: "Trichophyton indotineae—An Emerging Pathogen Causing Recalcitrant Dermatophytoses in India and Worldwide—A Multidimensional Perspective."
Trichophyton (T.) indotineae is a newly identified dermatophyte species that has been found in a near-epidemic form on the Indian subcontinent. There is evidence of its spread from the Indian subcontinent to a number of countries worldwide.
So while I don't have the demographics of those seeking treatment in the UK, it is clear that the disease comes from India. Another example of how diversity is a strength.
It was a rhetorical question but kudos (or would that be izzat? LOL) for answering it anyway.
ReplyDeleteOne you won't be able to answer is what did that Indian woman do to the elephant that was so egregious as to have the elephant kill her then come to her funeral and trample her corpse? That's some serious izzat.
I couldn’t find anything other than speculation and standard statements about loss of habitat. But the elephant and its herd was from a wildlife reserve a hundred miles away according to one news story.
DeleteIndia, the gift that keeps on giving. And now, STDs.
ReplyDeleteBut I understand better why Christianity hasn’t made any significant inroads into India.
DeleteDoes that imply that someone actually had sex with an Indian?
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