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Giardia

Thwarting “Beaver Fever”

March 30, 2009

I give you . . . Giardia.
Also known as *cough* beaver fever (since the dam rodents are common carriers) to those hikers unlucky enough to have a run-in with this extremely unpleasant organism. Symptoms include such pleasantries as “projectile vomiting” and “explosive diarrhea”. Fortunately, I do not speak from personal experience.
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