Lawn Sale
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Pete_Hickey said:In fact, in my case, with the kind of foods I eat, any giardia I ingest will be way worse than I will be.
Pete, you're too funny!
Pete_Hickey said:In fact, in my case, with the kind of foods I eat, any giardia I ingest will be way worse than I will be.
Pete_Hickey said:IIRC, a reasonable percentage of people (10%?) fit into this in norht america.
Pete_Hickey said:. . . some people are 'carriers' Their system contains giardia, but it is not effecting them. . .
Pete_Hickey said:The reason a rolling boil is recomended, is that a cooking pot may not have the same temperature throughout. The rolling boil, ensures that it is hot throughout.
Also, some people are 'carriers' Their system contains giardia, but it is not effecting them. IIRC, a reasonable percentage of people (10%?) fit into this in norht america. In other areas, the percentage may be much higher. I have a feeling I fit into that catagory. In fact, in my case, with the kind of foods I eat, any giardia I ingest will be way worse than I will be.
Jessbee: sarcasm? Me?????
Clown said:Also, water boils at a lower temperature the higher in elevation you are.
Unless you go hiking the week after as wellClown said:And I'll always be way out of the mountains before the symptoms even start to occur.
Pete_Hickey said:Unless you go hiking the week after as well
Also: With respect to, "What doesn'T kill you wil make you stronger." You can build up your resistance at home.
Drink water from your toilet bowl. Start with a teaspoon daily, and gradually work your way up to a full glass. Hey! my cats do it.
Lawn Sale said:I wonder if you could build your immune system to handle giardia and crypto...an interesting thought...
It would seem a good idea for those who are always on the trail.
If you do that, giardia may be the least of your problems...post'r boy said:p.s. if you want a less expensive way to become immune to giardia, touch all the door handle leadin' to and from public toilets,then lick your hand!!
DougPaul said:post'r boy said:if you want a less expensive way to become immune to giardia, touch all the door handle leadin' to and from public toilets,then lick your hand!!
I've read that people in southern Asia do not shake hands (although they will frequently respond if you hold your hand out). Hold your hands together in a praying position and say "Namaste" (at least in some areas). A bit safer.
And in the Middle East, the convention is the right hand is for input and the left hand is for output...
Please do not do this. Maintenence workers at public bathrooms are frequently drunk. THis means, that when they tighten the screws that hold on the door know, they sometimes miss the slot, creating small sharp metal pieces which can cut the tongue.Dugan said:Or you could avoid the etiquette issues entirely by removing the hand as the tool to transfer giardia and instead lick the door knob directly.
Nate said:With all this talk of immunity and how to build it up, I wonder if there is any way to measure one's level of immunity to giardia? If you knew that, you'd know whether you have to bother to filter your water or not (assuming you're not concerned about other pathogens).
Nate said:With all this talk of immunity and how to build it up,....
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