Rats have plagued human civilization from the very beginning, pilfering food stores and proliferating diseases such as the Bubonic Plague.
Many cities have even put together entire entities to tackle rats due to the immense problems that rats can bring.
And New York City’s rat problem has taken a disgusting turn for the worse.
This eye-opening rat report has New York City officials scrambling for answers
New York City has always had a rat problem, however as the city becomes more congested and unhygienic, this problem has become increasingly prevalent.
In fact, New York City’s rat problem has gotten so bad that Mayor Eric Adams has created a rat task force, designed to find ways to control the Big Apple’s rat population.
A recent report shows that unless this rat task force does its job, deadly diseases could continue to spread through New York City via rats.
More specifically, the report found that out of the 24 people sickened with leptospirosis, a serious disease that spreads through rat urine, 5 were New York City garbagemen.
If leptospirosis goes untreated then it can lead to major liver damage and kidney failure.
New York’s ABC 7 addressed this outbreak on Wednesday, saying “Last year’s rate of 24 cases in the city was the highest number in a single year. Six cases have been reported so far this year, the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said in an April 12 health advisory.”
The local television station also added, “That is compared to the last two decades, where there was an average of three cases per year. Leptospirosis is spread by bacteria in the urine of infected Norway rats, also called brown rats, who dominate the rodent population in New York City.”
New York City’s poor sanitation standards have allowed diseases and rats to run rampantly
As New York City becomes more cramped and overrun with homeless people and illegal aliens, diseases such as leptospirosis have spread rapidly.
The bottom line is that sanitation workers cannot keep up with the significant amount of filth that covers the streets of the Big Apple, causing serious and deadly problems for New Yorkers.
New York’s filth problem has helped to convince thousands of New Yorkers and business owners to leave the Big City in favor of places with better hygienic standards.
Stay tuned to Blue State Blues for any updates to this ongoing story.
