A Horrible Contagious Illness is Spreading Through Portland, Oregon’s Homeless Population
Portland, Oregon has a serious homeless problem and now it’s about to get worse. Much worse.
The disease of Shigella is spreading in the city, mostly through the homeless population, and to make matters worse, it spreads in a disgusting way, through fecal matter.
Aside from the ethical matter of allowing people to live on the street, one of the biggest issues is the threat to public health. This is why you don’t want a large population of people living in tents and using streets as a bathroom.
FOX News reports:
Portland health officials report waste-borne illness rampant among city’s homeless
Portland, Oregon, is grappling with a cluster of a highly infectious illness that spreads through fecal matter and puts the city’s large homeless population at high risk,
