The article hit it right on the head. The current population has been so protected with cleaner food, cleaner water, and advanced vaccines that they don't realize that just a short time ago people contracted numerous diseases from many sources that are unheard of now days. Unfortunately many of these people who don't believe in vaccines are also letting many diseases that have been non-existent for 50 years reappear such as whooping cough. We have had several cases of that here in the last few years when you never heard of it in the past. Many people here in Montana who backpack to areas with relatively pristine water carry water filters to prevent giardia. Unfortunately it may take a new outbreak to wake people up. I hope these guys have good insurance!
Published by J. Robert Flesher, CPG, Senior Environmental Project Officer at Montana Department of Environmental Quality
The article hit it right on the head. The current population has been so protected with cleaner food, cleaner water, and advanced vaccines that they don't realize that just a short time ago people contracted numerous diseases from many sources that are unheard of now days. Unfortunately many of these people who don't believe in vaccines are also letting many diseases that have been non-existent for 50 years reappear such as whooping cough. We have had several cases of that here in the last few years when you never heard of it in the past. Many people here in Montana who backpack to areas with relatively pristine water carry water filters to prevent giardia. Unfortunately it may take a new outbreak to wake people up. I hope these guys have good insurance!