Warning, warning!

"Danger Will Robbins." You youngsters prolly won't get that one.

Ok, this is an important piece of info I just read at the CDC website this morning. For those of you that ain't be knowin, the CDC is a gub'ment agency, 'The Center for Disease Control'. The following is some of their guidance for our paranoid, 'Boy in a Plastic Bubble' way of thinking. That was a movie.

The moral of the story is, don't touch poop, or farm animals, avoid public pools and water parks, don't touch dirt in the yard or in the garden, and wash your hands after everything you do because your immune system isn't strong enough to protect you from the onslaught of germs that come at you every day. This is why we have all kinds of new super-germs. As a human-race, we have survived thousands, and in some opinions, millions of years of countless challenges, yet now we are suddenly frail, helpless creatures who need to shield ourselves from the outside world.

Read a bit fer yersef:

How is crypto spread?

Crypto is spread in the feces (bowel movements). Crypto is NOT spread by contact with blood. You can get crypto by putting anything in your mouth that has touched the feces of a person or animal infected with crypto. You can’t tell by looking whether something has been in contact with feces, so you need to be aware of what these things may be. Things likely to be contaminated with feces are

* Skin around a person’s anus (especially important with sex partners)
* Animals (skin or fur of farm animals and household pets)
* Cat litter boxes
* Children in diapers
* Clothing, bedding, toilets, or bed pans used by someone with diarrhea
* Dirt (in gardens, yards, parks, etc.)
* Uncooked or unwashed food
* Water (for bathing, swimming, or drinking)

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Be careful around animals.

* Farm animals. If you visit a farm, try to avoid touching the animals, especially young animals (calves and lambs). Be sure not to directly touch the feces from any animal. After the visit, wash your hands well with soap and water before you prepare food or put anything in your mouth.

* Have someone who does not have HIV clean your shoes. If you must clean your shoes yourself, wear disposable gloves and wash your hands well after taking off the gloves.
* Clean litter boxes or cagesHousehold pets. Most domestic animals (dogs, cats, birds) are safe as household pets. However, avoid contact with pets that may have crypto. Pets most likely to have crypto include
o Puppies or kittens younger than 6 months s
o Dogs or cats with diarrhea Stray pets

Have someone who does not have HIV clean litter boxes or cages. If you must do the cleaning yourself, wear disposable gloves and wash your hands well with soap and water after taking off the gloves. Have any new puppy or kitten younger than 6 months or any pet with diarrhea tested for crypto.

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Be careful when swimming or using hot tubs.

Do not swallow water when you swim or use a hot tub. Crypto may be present in fresh water, salt water, or even swimming pool water. Protect yourself and others- do not swim or use public hot tubs if you have diarrhea. Crypto is not killed by the amount of chlorine used in swimming pools, hot tubs, and at water parks.

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If you wanna read the whole thing:
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/brochures/crypto.htm

John