Later people found out that the zoonotic disease was known as malaria. The vector that
carried the pathogen was a fly. People began to use DDT to help stop this epidemic and
the results were startling. Five years after Africa stopped using DDT, the number of cases
had risen to 500,000. In the late 1980s Madagascar stopped using DDT and the resulting
death drop to fell too 100,000. I strongly believe DDT should not be used, because it
ruins homes, plants and most importantly the economy. (all according to The DDT Story.
(n.d.). Retrieved December 8 2015)
The first reason why DDT should not be used is because it destroys animal
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way DDT destroyed homes was by other animal like triggers rubbing there back against
the trees witch also exposed the tree to DDT. This is one of the 3 reasons DDT should not
be used. (All stated in Operation Cat Drop. (n.d.). Retrieved December 8, 2015)
Second reason why DDT should not be used us because it destroys are beautiful
plant life. DDT reached plants because of other animals or directly. But did you know
that plants play a big part in our daily lives because they provide oxygen to us to breath.
Without photosynthesis there would be no supply of oxygen and slowly the oxygen
Would get used up by oxidation such as rust formation. The food chain of almost all
animals relies on photosynthesis. (According all every breath you take. (n.d.). Retrieved
December 8, 2015)
The last reason why DDT should not be used is because of its economic cost. The Cost of
DDT out weighed it benefits. Its cost being animal life and it benefits being a decrease
amount of deaths. Not only this but It costs only $1.44 per year to spray one house with
DDT. The more toxic substitutes cost as much as 10 to 20 times more and require