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San Diego workers will power-wash streets with a bleach solution in an attempt to stop the spread of Hepatitis A:
At least 15 people have died in San Diego from an ongoing hepatitis A outbreak. In an effort to stop the spread of the viral liver disease, city officials have begun power-washing streets across the downtown area, according to NBC San Diego.
As of Monday, workers dressed in protective white gear and red hard hats were seen outside spraying the sidewalks with a bleach-based liquid in hopes of killing the virus that lives in human feces. "We're probably going to be doing them every other Monday, see how that works out at least for the time being," Jose Ysea, a city spokesman, told NBC San Diego.
The high-pressure power-washing system using bleach will hopefully remove "all feces, blood, bodily fluids or contaminated surfaces," according to a sanitation plan included in a letter delivered to San Diego city officials, the Associated Press reports. For now, just streets in San Diego are being washed, but in the near future hand-washing and street-sanitizing efforts will be implemented in other cities in the region, Dr. Wilma Wooten, the region's public health officer, told the AP.
Also at LA Times. San Diego outbreak page.
Previously: San Diego Declares Emergency Due to Outbreak of Hepatitis A
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 13 2017, @09:53PM (4 children)
That is exactly what we're talking about. People who have fallen on hard times and are now homeless. Some people have better access to support such as friends and family. Some people are mentally ill and need help, but they should not have help forced upon them unless they demonstrate repeated violent behavior. There is no way to magically separate normal from mentally disturbed.
You are so clueless!!! Makes me think you're young, just presuming everyone shares your same word definitions and general view of reality. Or very old and your synapses are fused.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 13 2017, @11:56PM
Let's see you counter that.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 14 2017, @12:41AM (2 children)
Well, if it isn't obvious when the troll redefines “homeless” to mean something other than “without housing,” I don't know how else our violently imposed troll can make it more clear that s/he's trolling.
I will say, though, to your credit, violently imposed troll, this is excellent trolling. You seem to have struck a nerve on this board. Quite a haul!
It's a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it. Otherwise the media will redefine the word troll to mean merely abusive or offensive.
I get tired of perfectly good words being redefined to mean things there are other perfectly good words for. The quality of this troll is so good, I'm even posting here!
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 14 2017, @02:39AM (1 child)
Violently imposed troll? You're obviously a fuckwit, a progressive, and probably a cocksucker too. Obviously, you have chosen to click the link, and chose to read the comments. No one came to your house, held a gun to your head, and forced you to read what is posted here. Why don't you just dox yourself, and we can send someone over to help you understand what "violently imposed" means.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 14 2017, @03:39AM
Oh don't get me wrong, I wouldn't be in this thread if I didn't find it hilarious how well you get this board riled up!