Rat-infested piles of rotting garbage
left uncollected by the city of Los Angeles, even after promises to
clean it up, are fueling concerns about a new epidemic after last year's
record number of flea-borne typhus cases.
Even
the city's most notorious trash pile, located between downtown LA's
busy Fashion and Produce districts, continues to be a magnet for rats
after it was cleaned up months ago. The rodents can carry
typhus-infected fleas, which can spread the disease to humans through
bacteria rubbed into the eyes or cuts and scrapes on the skin, resulting
in severe flu-like symptoms.
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