Public Health Awareness Quotes
Microcephaly is a condition where newborn children have very small heads, the the brain cannot develop sufficiently to normally function. Almost all Americans had heard about microcephaly and the Zika virus that caused the condition in pregnant women, but it has been in South America, Latin America and Puerto Rico. When people have friends, coworkers and family who have a serious medical condition, they believe it is a serious problem that needs society’s attention. At the time Fauci made this statement Americans on the mainland had not yet seen any cases, Zika was unfortunately not taken seriously enough.
The South has always been backward compared to the rest of the nation. By the 21st century the gap had gotten narrower. However, one of the reasons that Mrs. Roosevelt was unpopular with the Southern whites was not only that she was an outspoken critic of segregation and associated with Negroes, but she would publically point out the areas of Southern backwardness. However, the upper and middle class Southerners resented anyone—especially “outsiders” publicly exposing Southern weakness.