It was a very interesting episode focusing on VietNam and covered a wide range of topics: liver flukes, tapeworms, various nasty insects...
See if you can catch it. There were lots of interesting facts therein, e.g., the statement that certain flukes on fish can be ingested by humans...and cause liver CANCER. I was shocked!
Any way, the host is a virologist and a bit nutty; in a crazy and entertaining kind of way. You'll see.
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
what's a fluke in fish?? explain please ...
Posted by Abxnomore (Member # 18936) on :
They are parasitic worms. Try putting lemon juice
on a piece of raw fish and let it sit a while and you will be amazed what may come out of it.
For those of you who eat sushi, you may never eat it again!
Posted by kelmo (Member # 8797) on :
I think I'm going to barf. I have never, nor will I ever, eat sushi.
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
ugh, nothing raw for me. puke.....
ya know i keep wondering how all these people let these awful bugs and insects crawl on over them, they go in these dirty, filthy waters, and don't get parasites or bugs or something.
i wouldn't even go to these countries let alone go wading out in these places.
i think they've got rocks in their heads....or maybe bugs.
Posted by Starfall1969 (Member # 17353) on :
Yeah, my dad was stationed in Japan back in the 60s, and the natives flat out warned him against eating anything raw or undercooked.
They said it would definitely make someone not used to the diet and culture very sick.
I never did understand the whole eating raw fish deal anyway.
Posted by Cold Feet (Member # 9882) on :
Interesting observations indeed. But wait! There's more! On TV, that is...
Ann Louise Gittleman (famous for the Fat Flush book) wrote a very good book on parasites, if I recall the title corrrectly - "Guess Who Came to Dinner."
She estimates 85% of the North and South American population have parssites. They are not just from "dirty" countries. They are opportunistic, just as lyme is.
Posted by Cold Feet (Member # 9882) on :
Babesiosis was in last night's episode of "Monsters Inside Me," and I thought they did an excellent job of profiling the patient's story!
Posted by Cold Feet (Member # 9882) on :
Just bumping this up, I referred to it tonight in another topic...
Posted by MY3BOYS (Member # 17830) on :
monters inside me did episode on malaria as well, showed how critically ill the lady infected was and the 48hr re-currance of fevers.......this is what i had, 2-3 day pattern of fevers when LLMD decided to tx for babs
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