At this point we’ve all been told to avoid anyone who is sneezing, coughing or drooling. Pretty hard to do since I sneezed this morning, coughed today at lunch and usually drool at some point during the night. Trying to avoid myself.
Numbers are skewed, huge statements are being thrown our way disguised as “facts”, and if you listen to certain news agencies then all things Mexican are to be banished. Pinatas, sombreros, and Coronas are all suspect. We love our fear. Below is Mexico in April of ‘09.
This has not been brought to you by the Mexican Tourism Board. But you should still go.
entamoeba histolytica
a species of ameba that is the only distinct pathogen of the genus, the so-called “large race” of Entamoeba histolytica,
causing tropical or amebic dysentery in humans and also in dogs (humans are the reservoir for canine infections).
In humans, the organism may penetrate the epithelial tissues of the colon, causing ulceration (amebic dysentery);
in a small proportion of these cases, the organism may reach the liver by the portal bloodstream and produce abscesses (hepatic amebiasis);
in a fraction of these cases it may then spread to other organs, such as the lungs, brain, kidney, or skin and frequently be fatal.
