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i was wondering why micro wasn’t turning me into more of a germaphobe.
… then we got to the section on protozoans and helminths.
these guys gross me out. yes, i’m biased against eukaryotic parasites that can live asymptomatically in you (and your dog!) for years and years. i don’t care what the diarrhea or rash looks like, give me something in my uncooked meat that isn’t classified in the Animalia kingdom any day.
our micro prof was telling us a story about how when she was working in the lab of a hospital, there was a violently ill patient with MAJOR diarrhea. She had to collect it in a bucket and sift through it for tapeworm pieces, which she then had to re-assemble and examine under the microscope.
Well…lunchtime!
eek!
I hear it’s a great way to lose weight though! I mean, if you’re into that sort of thing.