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2024-04-28 23:37:06 UTC - HELPFUL
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DDT is not the true cause of polio. Polio is caused by the poliovirus, specifically the three types of wild poliovirus (type 1, 2, & 3). DDT is an insecticide that was widely used in the mid-20th century to control mosquitoes, which are carriers of diseases like malaria https://cedmohub.eu/polio-is-caused-by-virus-not-ddt/ https://vaxopedia.org/2017/10/19/is-there-a-ddt-polio-connection/ https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-polio-vaccine-ddt-pesticide-480376540979 https://www.factcheck.org/2023/01/scicheck-polio-elimination-due-to-vaccination-not-end-of-pesticide-use/
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