NAC: sucks to be me (not for children to read)

[Doyt W. Echelberger]

At 12:55 AM 8/23/2007, Ben wrote:
>Now you got me started.  The supposedly cute Raccoons that have been gathering
>in our backyard occasionally ....snip....... Up to eight so far in under 2 
>weeks, and still
>catching them, but looks like I had a veritable infestation of these not so
>cute to me anymore creatures.
>
>Ben - In the wilds of BroadCreek on the South River, Annapolis,  MD.
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A word of caution, Ben..................several in fact. Bottom line...stay 
away from the racoons and areas that they frequent. Consider them disease 
carriers. Wash your hands and throw away your clothing or anything they 
have touched or gotten into.

Read about the roundworm disease at this web site.

http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/vines/4892/diseases.html

Wild racoons are also frequent carriers of rabies, and almost always are 
massively infected with roundworms.

People get the roundworms by ingesting or inhaling the tiny roundworm eggs 
or encysted larvae that are generously distributed throughout the fur and 
all over the ground where the racoons sit, walk and frolic or are caught in 
cages. The eggs/encysted larvae get on your hands or you inhale them in the 
dust or air. They get in your lungs and stomach, and grow into worms. The 
worms bore out into your blood vessels and the blood distributes the worms 
throughout your body, to all the organs.....including your brain and heart. 
 From the vessels, the worms bore into your organs and form cysts, which 
cause all kinds of problems including CNS symptoms.

See you doctor, Ben.  The latency period after being infected with the 
eggs/cysts is about 30 days.

Doyt