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A Thirst

Without End

F o r o v e r a c e n t u r y , t h e " w h i t e d e a t h " h a u n t e d o u r w a t e r s . I n e a r l y 1 9 1 1 , t h e
For over a century, the "white death" haunted our waters. In early 1911, the
r e s p o n s e w a s c l i n i c a l , c o l d a n d r e a c t i v e . T h e c o m m u n i t y a d d r e s s e d t h e
response was clinical, cold and reactive. The community addressed the
fever only after its arrival, treating the body while neglecting the source of
f e v e r o n l y a f t e r i t s a r r i v a l , t r e a t i n g t h e b o d y w h i l e n e g l e c t i n g t h e s o u r c e o f
t h e p r o b l e m .
the problem.