Cuba, America, and the health crisis: A tale of two systems

Vol.2, No.5, March 5, 2025 ... 'America grave dysentery & bird flu crisis that led to $30 for eggs but have time to punish Cuba with a better health care system!

THE ‘BITTA’ TRUTH: Cuba, America, and the health crisis: A tale of two systems

Norris R McDonald, DJI, CRT, Economic Journalist, Publisher & Author

AS THE United States grapples with a growing public health crisis, its policies toward Cuba, a country with a superior healthcare system, remain antagonistic.

The irony is stark: while America is battling antibiotic-resistant infections, tick-borne diseases, and viral outbreaks, it continues to punish a nation that has one of the most effective medical assistance programs in the world.

DYSENTERY, BIRD FLU, AND OTHER DISEASES

A rampant outbreak of antibiotic-resistant dysentery is sweeping through Oregon, particularly affecting the homeless population in Multnomah County. So far, 40 cases have been reported, with health officials warning that the numbers could rise.

Dysentery is a bacterial infection causing severe diarrhea, spreads through contact with contaminated faeces, food, water, or sexual contact. While currently confined to homeless population there is no guarantee it won’t spread into the broader society! This is quite alarming!

Valley fever is another major disease spreading under the radar. It is a fungal infection originating in arid soils, and is emerging as a serious health concern, particularly as climate change expands its reach. Previously limited to the western US, cases are now appearing in Idaho, Montana, and the Dakotas.

The H5N1 strain of bird flu is also a source of grave alarm. It has jumped to dairy cows in Nevada, triggering alarm about potential economic repercussions. Although the public health risk remains low due to the lack of human-to-human transmission, infected livestock has already caused egg prices to skyrocket.

With poultry culls necessary to contain the spread, the cost of eggs has surged to nearly $30 for two-and-a-half dozen – a devastating blow for low-income households.

Then we have tick-borne disease known as Babesiosis, or ‘American Malaria’, that is spreading rapidly in the Northeast, with cases rising nine per cent annually from 2015 to 2022. Babesiosis symptoms mimics that of malaria – fever, chills, and anemia.

A CLUELESS ‘GOD KING TRUMP’

The US is therefore facing a public health emergency but seems ill-equipped to handle it, much like the failures witnessed during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Under the same clueless ‘God King Trump and his MAGA acolytes’ – leadership that ignored early COVID-19 pandemic warnings – America suffered over 1.16 million deaths as of May 2023. Many more persons have developed long-term disabilities either from the virus itself or from untested vaccines rushed to market. [LIKE THIS POST? SUBSCRIBE TO CONTINUE READING AND SUPPORT FEARLESS INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM]]