Quote:
Originally Posted by freeztar
Parasites
Everyone's favorite topic. 
What are your experiences/thoughts about parasites? Do you know of some particularly interesting examples? What can we do to better protect ourselves from these fiends?
|
Interesting example.
Growing up, a neighbor traveled the world doing ecological studies. One way these guys used to avoid having trouble with the water or foods (I forget which) was they would infect themselves with tape worm. Something about having a tapeworm reduced their chances of having other gut disease bouts while out on the sides of Nepals mountains, Indias forests, etc.
IIRC, 3 days of prune juice expelled the introduced worm.
Other note. My camping trip on the St Croix had a warning about some kind of microscopic trouble maker rearing its head in the waters with the attached advisory about not drinking the water/boiling water. I had brought in my own water for the trip so I was not at risk.
