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Aug 27, 2013 at 9:34 pm #1307036
Don't want to get Giardia? Infect yourself with hookworms instead!
The ultimate in lightweight protection from nasties in the water – leave the filter/chemicals/boiling behind!
"… people infected with worms were less than half as likely to contract G. lamblia as their worm-free counterparts…"
".. those infected with [Giardia] were 70 percent as likely to contract a parasitic worm."
A fight between gut parasites means a win for people
Any volunteers for the first round of tests? :-)
— Rex
Aug 27, 2013 at 10:16 pm #2019326I'll pass. Pun intended.
Aug 28, 2013 at 5:15 am #2019362…
Aug 29, 2013 at 4:48 am #2019742This thread is sickening.
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