THE TEXAS SENATE HAS SCHEDULED A SEPTEMBER 5TH TRIAL ON WHETHER TO PERMANENTLY REMOVE
PAXTON FROM OFFICE.
WELL, THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
STATE HEALTH SERVICES
ANNOUNCING THAT THEY ARE AWARE
OF JUST THE ONE CASE OF MALARIA
HERE IN OUR STATE. THEY’VE ALSO
ANNOUNCED NO INFECTED
MOSQUITOES HAVE BEEN FOUND,
BUT STILL, THERE’S A LOT OF
QUESTIONS. THAT’S RIGHT.
SO JOINING US TO TODAY’S
LEADING SA SEGMENT IS.
>> DOCTOR JASON BOWLING
WITH UT HEALTH SAN ANTONIO.
GOOD MORNING, DOCTOR BOWLING,
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME. SO DOCTOR, BOWLING
FOR THOSE WHO DON’T KNOW WHAT
IS MALARIA, WHAT SHOULD TEXAS
FAMILIES KNOW ABOUT IT?
>> RIGHT. SO MALARIA IS A
DISEASE IS CAUSED BY BACTERIA
OR A VIRUS, BUT A DIFFERENT
TYPE OF GERM CALLED PROTOZOA.
IT IS ONLY TRANSMITTED BY
MOSQUITOES TO PEOPLE. SO IS
THAT HAS MOVED FROM PERSON TO
PERSON. WE SEE MOST OF THE
CASES IN THE WORLD ABOUT 95%
OF THEM ARE ON THE CONTINENT
OF AFRICA. WE DO SEE CASES
EVERY YEAR IN THE UNITED
STATES, BUT USUALLY COMING FROM
PEOPLE THAT HAVE VISITED OTHER
AREAS WHERE TRANSMITS LOCALLY.
SO IT IS BIG NEWS THAT WE HAVE
A LOCAL CASE HERE IN TEXAS.
WHAT IT MEANS FOR PEOPLE HERE
IN TEXAS IS FORTUNATELY THE
RISK IS EXTREMELY LOW. THERE’S
ONLY BEEN ONE CASE IDENTIFIED
SO FAR. AND I THINK IT’S GREAT
NEWS THAT WE IDENTIFIED THAT
ONE CASE. BUT IT’S IMPORTANT
FOR PEOPLE TO RECOGNIZE THAT
MOSQUITOES ARE MORE THAN JUST A
NUISANCE. READ MORE THAT IS
CAUSING 2 BYTES. THEY CAN
TRANSMIT DISEASES. MALARIA.
WEST NILE VIRUS HAS BEEN
DETECTED IN SAN ANTONIO.
SO PEOPLE NEED TO TAKE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT
THEMSELVES AGAINST MOSQUITO
BITES. BUT ON INSECT REPELLENT
IN TRYING TO EMPTY ANY STANDING
WATER THAT MIGHT BE AROUND YOUR
HOUSE AND FLOWER CAUGHT FAR
PARTS OF THE POPULAR IN THOSE
LITTLE DISHES ARE RUNNING
PLANTS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OUTSIDE
OF THE SUN OR OTHER AREAS.
WE HAVE WATER IN STANDING BABY
POOLS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> OKAY. TO GIVE OUR VIEWERS A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING ABOUT
MALARIA. IS THERE A TREATMENT
AND ALSO I KNOW THAT IN THERE’S
BEEN STUDIES ABOUT THE MALARIA
VACCINE FOR THOSE HIGHLY
AFFECTED AREA COUNTRIES IN
AFRICA. SO WHAT WHAT WHAT COMEY
WE HAVE TO EXPECT THAT VACCINE
TO BE GIVEN HERE. EVENTUALLY
THE FUTURE IN THE U.S.. AND
THEN IF SOMEONE DOES GET
MALARIA US, HOW ARE THEY
TREATED?
>> THE GREAT QUESTION. SO THERE
IS REAL OR IS VERY TREATABLE
DISEASE. THE IMPORTANT THING
IS THAT IT IDENTIFIED AND I
KNOW IT’S REALLY THAT’S THE KEY
BECAUSE THE MEDICINES WE USE A
LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IN THAT
COMMENT ABOUT IT. WE USE FOR
OTHER TYPES OF INFECTIONS, LIKE
PNEUMONIA, SKIN, SOFT TISSUE
INFECTIONS. SO IT’S IMPORTANT
THAT PEOPLE RECOGNIZE AND
IDENTIFY. THAT’S WHY THE CDC
HAS PUT OUT THIS EARLY ALERT.
THAT IS A POSSIBILITY THE
SYMPTOMS THAT PEOPLE GET THE
VERGE DEALS, NOT ABOUT A DIARY
OF A PRETTY SPECIFIC. THAT’S
WHY LAST MONTH THE LAST ABOUT
TRAVEL OR NOW HAS BEEN
EXTENSIVE TIME OUTDOORS.
THE VACCINE IS IS THEY’VE BEEN
WORKING ON A VACCINE FOR A
WHILE. THERE’S A LOT OF HOPE
FOR A VACCINE. MOSQUITOES OF
THE DEAD WAS ANIMAL IN THE
WORLD AND YEAR TO EVERY YEAR
THAT HAS AN ESTIMATED SOME
MORE. SO THAT’S WHERE WE’RE
COMES BACK SCENE BECAUSE
MALARIA IS A BIG REASON FOR
THAT. IT CAN CAUSE SEVERE
DISEASE AND DEATH. THE VACCINES
ARE STILL KIND OF BEEN STUDY.
THERE’S NOT ONE GOOD PLAN FOR
THE U.S. IS BECAUSE WE DON’T
HAVE THAT MANY CASES HERE.
HOPEFULLY THAT WILL CONTINUE.
>> YOU TALKED ABOUT PEOPLE
GOING OUTDOORS. OBVIOUSLY, THIS
CAN BE A HUGE WEEKEND FOR
PEOPLE OUT AND ABOUT GRILLING
FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY. WHAT IS
YOUR WARNING TO FAMILIES?
NOT ONLY ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY
OF MALARIA. YOU KNOW, IT’S A
SMALL POSSIBILITY, BUT STILL,
WHAT ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE THAT
YOU GUYS ARE DEALING WITH?
>> VERY IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO
TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THE
INTENSE HEAT THAT WE’VE BEEN
EXPERIENCING HERE FROM THE
BEGINNING OF THE SUMMER.
BUT AS WE KNOW, IT’S HOTTER
THAN USUAL THIS YEAR. LEHIGH
CURRENT AGAINST TEXAS SUMMER,
BUT PARTICULARLY HOT NOW FOR
THE PEOPLE TAKE BECAUSE AGAIN,
HEAT EXHAUSTION. WE HAVE SOME
CASES. IT IS AWESOME. IF THAT
WERE TO THE DEPARTMENT. SO WE
KNEW PEOPLE WHO WERE LOOSE
FITTING CLOTHES STAY HYDRATED,
WORSEN. REPELLENT. STAY OUT
OF THE DIRECT SUN. IF YOU CAN.
AND JUST BECAUSE CONSCIOUS OF
YOU START HAVING
LIGHTHEADEDNESS, DIZZINESS,
NAUSEA, THOSE ARE EARLY SIGNS
OF HEAT EXHAUSTION. YOU NEED TO
GET OUT OF THE SUN TO GET
INDOORS, BE TRICK AND PLENTY
OF WATER.
>> OKAY. SO WE ALSO THE CDC
ISSUED A HEALTH ADVISORY FOR
MEASLES. WHAT SHOULD PARENTS
BE AWARE ABOUT FOR THE
SITUATION?
>> YES, UNFORTUNATELY, THE CDC
HAS BEEN PRETTY BUSY WASN’T
CAUSED BY HEALTH ADVISORY
NOTICES. THERE WAS A CASE OF
MEASLES JUST SOUTHWEST OF FORT
WORTH IN THIS CHILD. IT WAS
IDENTIFIED AND THAT NOT REALLY
TRAVELED. WITH THE CDC IS IS
RAISE THE ALERT. REALLY.
IT’S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO
RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE AN
EXCELLENT VACCINE AGAINST
MEASLES. REALLY? IT’S ALMOST,
YOU KNOW, UPPER 90’S AS FAR AS
EFFECTIVE PROTECTING IT IS THAT
THE DISEASE OF PEOPLE TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY’RE VACCINATED
AND THEN IF THEY’RE TRAVELING
PLACES THEY NEED TO LOOK AT.
LOOK AHEAD. IF YOU’RE GOING TO
TRAVEL TO A COUNTRY ABROAD, YOU
SHOULD LOOK TO SEE THAT THEY
HAVE MEASLES OUTBREAKS. THERE’S
A LOT OF CONCERN WITH THE
DISRUPTION. WE HAVE THE COVID
PANDEMIC THAT PEOPLE MIGHT BE
OFF SCHEDULE WITH THEIR
INVITATIONS AND IN SOME AREAS
THAT YOU’RE WITH THE WAR, THERE
ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE ALSO GOOD
LUCK AS WELL. SO THERE’S A
HIGHER RISK FOR MEASLES
TRANSMISSION AND PARTICULARLY
FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE TRAVELING
THIS SUMMER.
>> AND SPEAKING OF TRAVELING, A
LOT OF PEOPLE TRAVELING THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. I THINK RECORD
NUMBERS ALREADY BEING HIT.
NO, I WAS JUST ON A PLAN.
THAT’S A LOT OF PEOPLE WEARING
MASKS. YOU SEE MASKS AS A
PERMANENT FIXTURE OF THEIR
SOCIETY GOING FORWARD.
>> SO I I LOOK AT IT IS A IS A
THE GREAT, A POSITIVE INDICATOR
THAT PEOPLE RECOGNIZE MASKS ARE
EFFECTIVE TOOL. AND SO
EVERYBODY SHOULD DO THEIR OWN
RISK CALCULATION IF THEY’RE AT
HIGHER RISK FOR INFECTION OR
SEVERE DISEASE BREAST WHERE
VIRUSES THEY SHOULD CONSIDER IT
RIGHT NOW. FORTUNATELY RESPORT
VIRUS TRANSMISSION IS LOW.
AND SO FOR MOST HEALTHY PEOPLE
THAT’S NOT NECESSARY. BUT IF
YOU’VE HAD ANY ORGAN TRANSPLANT
OR IF YOU’RE ON, YOU KNOW,
THERAPY FOR CAME WITH CANCER OR
SOME OTHER MEDICAL CONDITION,
YOU MAY BE AT HIGH RISK.
AND EVEN THOUGH THE
TRANSMISSION RATE IS LOW, WE
STILL ARE SEEING CASES OF VIRUS
THAT CAUSE THE COMMON COLD
SARS-COV 2 WHICH CAUSES COVID
AND EVEN A FEW CASES OF
INFLUENZA STILL LOW BUT STILL
AVAILABLE ARE STILL POSSIBLE.
AND DURING THE SUMMER AND SO
AGAIN, I THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD
BE ENCOURAGED TO WEAR A MASK IF
THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE DOING
SO THEY WANT TO DO SO. I DON’T
THINK MOST NORMAL HEALTHY
PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, COUGH THAT
PEOPLE NEED TO RIGHT NOW.
BUT FOR THOSE PEOPLE ARE AT
HIGH RISK IS SOMETHING THEY
SHOULD CONSIDER IN STILL VERY
EFFECTIVE. WELL, DOCTOR, JASON
BOWLING WITH UT HEALTH, SAN
ANTONIO.
>> ALWAYS A PLEASURE HAVING
YOU ON SO MANY. SO MUCH
IMPORTANT INFORMATION. THANK
YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR FOR YOUR
TIME THIS MORNING. FOR OUR