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Cryptosporidium in Columbus

August 15, 2008 by elenamary

I worked at the welfare office today and both workers and clients were complaining about getting “Cryptosporidium” (and yes they used that term) from their kids. I’d never heard of it… I have heard of amoebas…in fact I get amoebas every time I go to Mexico.

This most recent time I went I got them twice and some thing else. I’ve just learned not to care, and accept that if I am going to eat as much of everything that I can while I am there, I am going to get amoebas. I eat uncooked food, I eat street food, I eat food where a woman wipes her nose and grabs some money all while sprinkling cheese on my elote but I don’t care it tastes good.

Anyway seems Columbus has got their own amoebas or better known Cryptosporidium .

Pools Close Due To Parasites
By Jason Mays
COLUIMBUS, Ohio — Several Columbus City Pools were closed Friday after Columbus Public Health said it saw an increase of cryptosporidium in the water, NBC 4 reported.

…Crypto is a diarrheal disease caused by a microscopic parasite that is transmitted in the feces of people or animals. It is predominantly spread by accidentally swallowing water that has been contaminated with human stool or animal waste…


2 Comments »

  1. tin says:

    hmmm, i wander what creatures i got swiming in my digestive track, i have been up and down mexico eating everything that looks/smells good.
    so you work at the welfare office?

  2. elenamary says:

    Tin, aye compa’ we got all kinds of stuff swimming around us, good and bad. yeah, i sometimes work at the welfare office, usually about once a week…ill blog about soon.

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