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Downtown’s Real Life Halloween Horror: Squalor and Typhus Outbreak in Los Angeles

Homeless Haunted by Hideous Hazard

We tried to find some more fun Halloween entertainment choices today, but could not ignore the real scary news stories this Halloween that are unfortunately true tales of fright. The number of patients in Los Angeles’ typhus outbreak has surpassed 100, according to NBC News. Observers see a clear correlation between the rise of typhus and the area’s 47 percent increase in homelessness since 2012. #dtla #typhus #halloween

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A typhus infection can cause headache, high fever and, in rare cases, meningitis and death.  Feces from infected fleas and ticks are rubbed into cuts or scrapes in the skin or rubbed into the eyes.  The bacterial disease can then also be transferred by people, carriers without symptoms, such as restaurant workers. It is also spread by mites including body lice and chiggers.

Ed P. Reyes River Greenway - L.A. Parks atrociously unsanitary, neglected and overrun by real and increasing dangers of harm from homeless pets and rodents.
Ed P. Reyes River Greenway – L.A. Parks atrociously unsanitary, neglected by the city and overrun by real and increasing dangers of harm from homeless pets and rodents.

Nearly 10% of all L.A. Area cases have been downtown, where squalid conditions in the skid row neighborhood, such as piles of trash and conspicuous rats, have contributed to the outbreak. Department of Public Health said that no typhus deaths have been registered in 2018. While the city has taken some measures, such as increasing cleaning budgets, the dangerous conditions continue to grow. Homeless with dogs and huge rat populations continue to increase unsanitary garbage and unsafe conditions in Los Angeles streets and parks.

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The outbreak follows other recent homeless-related outbreaks, including Hepatitis and drug gang violence. Local homeless services leaders say that local, state and federal governments are not treating this like the emergency that it is. While waiting for officials to clean up this mess, please enjoy this Rodentz horror film trailer.

The real story of Typhoid Mary:

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Downtown Los Angeles Typhus Outbreak

Rodents and their parasites have made the real estate news this week. Before we all go running away from Downtown Los Angeles out of a fear that we are going to catch typhoid fever, let’s take a closer look at how the typhus outbreak is happening.  Where is it coming from? Who has typhus? Where is it going? How to avoid it. #dtla #typhus #outbreak

Trash, rats and fleas cause typhus outbreak in Downtown Los Angeles
STOP THAT FLEA!  Trash, rats, fleas cause typhus outbreak in Downtown Los Angeles

Downtown L.A. is not the only place with typhus problems lately, but it is the most prominent.  About nine Downtowners have been diagnosed with the sickness caused by flea-related bacteria, but fortunately none of them have died because today’s antibiotics are very effective at killing  the blood-borne germs.  More than half of cases involve homeless persons and their homeless pets or nearby flea-ridden wild animals, such as rats.

As DTLA has large concentration of homeless in the trashy middle of the area near San Pedro and 6th Street, we can deduce that the areas further away from the center of Downtown are less likely to encounter typhus.  The residents who live in cleaner neighborhoods near the outer edges of Downtown LA are less likely to catch typhoid fever.

The cleaner, safer outer districts include: South Park, Bunker Hill, Financial District, Civic Center, Chinatown, Lincoln Heights, Wilshire by Downtown and the Arts District.  Bunker Hill Tower has almost no pets — only a few service animals.

Bunker Hill stands out as the Downtown district with the fewest homeless, with more natural barriers against infected animals.  Providing a more healthy, comfortable lifestyle in an upscale neighborhood by the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Broad Museum and Center Theatre Group, Bunker Hill area condominium buildings include: Bunker Hill Tower, Promenade and Promenade West.

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