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Parasites
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Most people are familiar with the macroscopic parasites such as mosquitos, ticks (my mortal enemies), and fleas, but I doubt most people are familiar with microscopic parasites such as this brain eating bug!!

I recently went through a bout with giardia (another amoeba) and am still reeling from the infection (doc says I may never fully recover ). It frustrates me because I love water, but feel hesitant to swim in a lake or river now. Some say the cases of infection are only going to rise as climate change occurs.

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?


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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?
Hi Freeztar,

Morgellons disease: The itch that won't be scratched - health - 12 September 2007 - New Scientist

I read about Morgellons disease in the New Scientist Magazine. Apparently it is a fungus infection that produces similar effects to mental diseases and has been confused with them, much to the detriment of the sufferers.
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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?
I do know that if you ever get to Tokyo, you won't want to miss Meguro Parasitological Museum
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Try to think about parasites without a feeling of and take the time to learn about their wonderful world of the Parasites.
Type the name for a Google picture search. I'll not burden you with the pix here. Oh, OK, just a mild one.


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Hi Freeztar,

Morgellons disease: The itch that won't be scratched - health - 12 September 2007 - New Scientist

I read about Morgellons disease in the New Scientist Magazine. Apparently it is a fungus infection that produces similar effects to mental diseases and has been confused with them, much to the detriment of the sufferers.
This wiki article makes it seem unclear whether or not Morgellons disease is fungal, bacterial, or delusional.
Morgellons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


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I do know that if you ever get to Tokyo, you won't want to miss Meguro Parasitological Museum
I'll keep that in mind.

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Yeah, I did that when I had giardia. All kinds of fun stuff that loves us.

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Oh, OK, just a mild one.
What is that "thing" in the upper right hand corner?
It looks like something you'd see while scuba diving.


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Yeah, I did that when I had giardia. All kinds of fun stuff that loves us.



What is that "thing" in the upper right hand corner?
It looks like something you'd see while scuba diving.
Just a guess, but maybe a liver fluke?


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tumeric and pumpkin seeds are good for killing internal parasites.


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Just a guess, but maybe a liver fluke?
Good guess, they certainly look very similar. Unfortunately, that fluke is way to small to be that 'jarred' specimen.


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Where'd you hear that from?
Do you mean together? Or each on their own?

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Parasites
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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.
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