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Don't Play with Poo - Speng - 05-05-2009
Rare raccoon roundworm blinds NYC teen
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30558815
NEW YORK - A rare disease transmitted through contact with raccoon feces has left a New York City teenager blind in one eye and an infant brain damaged.
The city's Department of Health warns parents to be on the alert for raccoon roundworm, which can cause nausea, nerve damage and even death. It says fewer than 30 cases have been reported in medical literature.
Health department spokeswoman Sally Slavinski says parents should supervise children to keep them from eating raccoon feces. Droppings should be picked up using gloves and disposable bags and put in the trash.
The worms lay eggs in the feces; they hatch after being ingested and travel through the body.
The teenager lost sight in one eye in January. The infant has been hospitalized since suffering seizures and spinal problems last October. They're from Brooklyn.
Don't Play with Poo - Securb - 05-05-2009
Speng Wrote:Parents should supervise children to keep them from eating raccoon feces.
Well there goes our weekend plans
Don't Play with Poo - Speng - 05-05-2009
If someone has a kid that's eating feces, a trip to the psychiatrist's office might be a good start.
Don't Play with Poo - Hooch - 05-05-2009
thanks for the tip
Don't Play with Poo - 3dR3 - 05-05-2009
I guess I'll discontinue my all feces diet.
I'll never be ready for beach season..... *sigh*
Don't Play with Poo - Securb - 05-05-2009
Thank god monkey shit is still safe to eat.
Don't Play with Poo - Speng - 05-05-2009
Oddly enough monkey shit (and any feces that contains visible kernels of corn) is safe to eat.
Don't Play with Poo - Ransack - 05-07-2009
I don't want to know why you know that.
Don't Play with Poo - 3dR3 - 05-08-2009
Ransack Wrote:I don't want to know why you know that.
If it's any consolation you can squeeze the juice from dookie and drink it too.