Originally Posted by
JoePa
I wish that some of you guys that make light of the effects parasites can have on you watched Monsters Inside Me last night - there was a guy from Milton, Ontario who was filled with small worms that put thousands of holes in his digestive tract and attacked his vital organs - he died - then there was a boy around 8 years old that picked up a parasite in his nose while swimming in a warm fresh water lake - the parasite got into his brain and caused the brain to swell - he had to be put into a coma but passed away - then there was this little baby that got a virus from a deer tick - it seems what happened was the father came come from hunting and picked up the baby - a deer tick got onto the baby and passed on a virus - the baby almost died but eventually survived - it said that deer ticks can pass on to humans not only lyme disease but also a virus - to pass this virus on to a person it only has to be on a person for 15 minutes - Ok I guess I have said enough about parasites - just thought I'd pass this information along for your benefit