A Mysterious Kidney Disease Has Arrived in Texas. Immigration Enforcement Has Made It Harder to Combat.
www.texasmonthly.com
The condition, linked to heat on a warming planet, is affecting laborers from Central America and Mexico. As scientists race to track the growing epidemic, its victims have been driven further into hiding.

The condition, linked to heat on a warming planet, is affecting immigrants from Central America and Mexico. As scientists race to track the growing epidemic, its victims have been driven further into the shadows.

  • Telorand@reddthat.com
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    Epidemiologists disagree on exactly what causes CKDu, although studies have consistently identified physical labor in extreme heat as a contributor.

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    The Trump administration’s draconian immigration-enforcement and mass-deportation efforts leave CKDu experts more concerned. The most-affected workers are now even less likely to seek preventive care and less willing to participate in research on the causes and treatment of CKDu.

    Great. A new disease, and people are too scared to come forward and help science progress.

    Dark Ages II, here we come!