“Zika Virus has been around for decades. In
fact, it was first observed in monkeys in 1947, when researchers from the
Rockefeller Foundation were conducting a research for Yellow Fever in the Zika
Forest of Uganda. Instances of Zika virus in humans arose every now and then,
but cases were mostly in equatorial regions. The symptoms were also mild enough
that it could be left alone until it clears within a week, just like any normal
fever,” says an article in Tech Times.
Florida now has confirmed cases of Zika. Miami is spraying a
strong insecticide to kill mosquitoes. The main ingredient in that insecticide
is called Naled.
“Naled is one of a class of insecticides referred to
as organophosphates. These chemicals act by interfering with ...an enzyme that is essential for the proper working of the
nervous systems of both humans and insects…Severe poisoning will affect the
central nervous system, producing incoordination, slurred speech, loss of
reflexes, weakness, fatigue… Naled is highly to moderately toxic to birds…
Naled is toxic to most types of aquatic life… Naled is highly toxic to bees…
Protective clothing must be worn when handling Naled. (Given that, what do you see wrong in the
picture above?) …Basic manufacturer: Valent U.S.A. Corp…”
The main pesticide used in
Brazil was Pyriproxyfen. Here’s what it does:
“Pyriproxyfen mimics a natural hormone in insects and
disrupts their growth. It is a type of insect growth regulator that affects
mostly young insects and eggs…In studies with rats, more than three quarters
left the body within seven days. However, very small amounts of pyriproxyfen
can be stored in fat and breast milk in the body… Two groups of laying hens
were fed pyriproxyfen for eight days. A very small amount of the dose was found
in the eggs, with most in the yolks…In one study, rats fed high doses of
pyriproxyfen during pregnancy did not have any effects on their young. Similarly
exposed rabbits had reduced birth rates only at the highest dose tested. In
another study with rats, some young had unusual skeletal and digestive changes…
Pyriproxyfen is practically nontoxic to birds, mammals, and adult honeybees.
However, eggs and larval stages of honeybees and other insects are much more
likely to be sensitive than adults…”
“Starting in 2014, Pyriproxifen was put into Brazilian
water supplies to fight the proliferation of mosquito larvae… On February 3,
2016, the [possibility] that Pyriproxyfen, not the Zika virus, is the cause of
the 2015-2016 microcephaly outbreak in Brazil was raised in a report of the
Argentinean organization Physicians in Crop-Sprayed Villages…On February
13, the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul suspended Pyriproxyfen's use… ‘the
city of Recife has the current highest reported amount of cases of
microcephaly, yet Pyriproxyfen is not used in the region…’ Manufactured by
Sumitomo Chemical of Japan,” according to Wikipedia.
I'm no scientist, but it seems like if you replace a chemical that harms the nervous system with one that affects eggs, fetal skeletons, and birth rates, and you begin to see birth defects...
Now, here’s part of the story that wasn’t generally
reported:
“After experts scrutinized 732 of the cases [in Brazil] they found
that more than half either weren’t microcephaly, or weren’t related to Zika.
Just 270 were confirmed as microcephaly that appears to be linked to Zika or
other infectious diseases…The condition can also be caused by genetic factors
or drug or alcohol abuse during pregnancy,” according to the Washington Post.
Bill K. Underwood is the author of several novels and one non-fiction
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