Kim Moon is back to discuss worms and other intestinal parasites. In wellness circles they are the cause of almost all your non-descript symptoms. But parasites are a real problem and global warming means these once tropical diseases are coming to a city near you.
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References:
Why Does Everyone Think They Have Parasitic Worms?
Soil-transmitted helminth infections
The deadliest parasites in the world: 10 terrifying creatures you will want to avoid
Neglected tropical diseases -- GLOBAL
The Heavy Toll of the Black Belt’s Wastewater Crisis | The New Yorker
There was a deal to fix this Alabama community’s raw sewage crisis. Trump tore it up over DEI
Chagas disease (also known as American trypanosomiasis).
Chagas disease - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization
Kissing Bug.
Dracunculiasis (Guinea-worm disease)
Guinea Worm Disease Eradication Program
Removing Giardia Cysts from Drinking Water
U.S. Drinking-Water Systems Still Haven't Defeated This Nasty Parasite | Scientific American
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c80p81lvx0eo
Health warning following rise in Cryptosporidiosis notifications
Health officials investigating outbreak linked to raw milk
Foodborne illness outbreaks linked to unpasteurised milk and relationship to changes in state laws – United States, 1998–2018 - PMC
Echinococcus multilocularis - Public Health Ontario
Human echinococcosis incidence in Canada, 2000–2020, CCDR 50(9)
Echinococcosis
Parasite threat to pets and people on the rise in Western Canada | News | University of Calgary
Balado
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