If Malaria was rife in ancient Rome, why isn't it still?

It was rife even in England, and funnily enough, when the climate was colder.

>>2480644

Mostly climate change. There used to be a lot of swamps which got drained, and without the stagnant water, the mosquitos who spread malaria have a harder time multiplying.

more swamps and stagnant water

Mass killing of mosquitoes through collective state directed efforts to drain swamps and use of insetticides. That being said, malaria was still present in Sicily in the 50's

>>2480644

A mixture of modern medicine and DDT.

>>2480644
Mussolini drained the swamps.

>>2480644
Most people don't die of a mild infection these days.

Malaria only kills people in shitholes.

>>2480684
Top kek

Europe used to be full of swamps and they were only drained rather recently from the 17th century onwards.

>>2480644
>If Malaria was rife in ancient Rome, why isn't it still? Is it because of medicine? Climate change?

Mussolini drained the swamps. No more mosquitoes. No more malaria.

>>2480665
>Mostly climate change

Nonsense. See above.

>>2480684
>Mussolini drained the swamps.
>>2480700
>Top kek


Actually true.

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>>2480700
I don't see what's funny about it. Draining swamps is a very efficient way to combat mosquitoes. Another one is whitewashing it.

>>2480794

Donald Trump reference.

>>2480794
It's funny because it was used in the Trump campaign as an expression for ridding Washington D.C. of corruption, and Musso actually did drain the swamps.

>>2480644
Drained the swamps.

>>2480766

>There used to be a swamp
>Now there is no swamp
>That isn't climate change.

Are you retarded? Man made and smaller scale climate changes are still climate changes.

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>>2480644
Someone called?

Incidentally the fascists also brutally destroyed the Mediterranean swamp ecosystem by draining 90% of Italy's swamps, but hey it was either that or Malaria epidemics.

>>2481307
>my lawn used to be overgrown
>then I mawed it
>this is climate change
Holy shit! Where are my government subsidies?