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electricland ([personal profile] electricland) wrote2006-02-13 03:17 pm
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Diseases I Would Have Been Just As Happy Never Hearing Anything About

part of a continuing series: Cysticercosis.

The picture in the Giant Illustrated Medical Dictionary of Doom is also
revolting. Ew.

[identity profile] fairoriana.livejournal.com 2006-02-13 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
One more reason to wash your hands!

[identity profile] electricland.livejournal.com 2006-02-13 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
And cook your pork products really well.

[identity profile] ide-cyan.livejournal.com 2006-02-13 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
I saw a TV show about parasites that talked about this.

...and last night a character on Desperate Housewives (to which I'd flipped the channel for a moment while waiting for Grey's Anatomy to start) ate a pound of raw pork.

[identity profile] electricland.livejournal.com 2006-02-13 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
...oh, God.

*shudder*

[identity profile] raithen.livejournal.com 2006-02-13 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
and mom thinks I am paranoid about well-cooked meat. she doesn't realized what HELPFUL friends I have....

[identity profile] electricland.livejournal.com 2006-02-13 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
:D

Right there for ya!