If you actually want raccoons...
Aww, aren't they cute?
If you actually want raccoons...
Aww, aren't they cute?
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They’re very destructive animals. They tore our back porch railing apart looking for termites in the wood. Fortunately they moved on, and we haven’t seen any more for a year or so.
Explains Pelosi.
B. procyonis has become a concern for its potential use as an agent of bioterrorism. The fact that this parasite's eggs are easy to acquire, able to live for years, extremely resistant to many disinfectants and heat, and cause serious infections in humans with poor treatment options could make it a dangerous weapon.[4] Community water supplies are easily susceptible to contamination due to the lack of filtration and treatment methods to get rid of the eggs.[9]
Maybe Flint, Michigan should get their local water chemically analyzed, but by authorities from some state other than Michigan. This would be a devastating way to inflict genocide on a large population if one could figure out how to make the all worms mature very quickly.
I can’t sleep, and now I have this picture of a 9 inch roundworm to dream about. I think I’m going to just stay up and work..
Too scary, but thanks for posting.
I see live and roadkill raccoons in my part of Tokyo about thirty times a year. There is still quite a suburban population here in the greener areas.
Wow, that is horrifying. Literal brain worms.
I wonder how many cases in humans have been documented?
This was the “featured” disease in an episode of “House” years ago.
Always wash your hands before you eat!!!
This is disturbing.
Nope. I put them second on the list of nuisance animals in my state with Yotes number one. I've had coons growl at me outside my home and I dispatched them. I now never, ever, toss any food scraps outside. They used to be seldom seen now they're quite common in east Tennessee.
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There was a case locally of a dog infected with this. The owner took the sick dog to the vet who examined the dog, took samples and sent them home. Two hours later the vet called and said to get the dog back asap and to not touch it or anything it may have soiled.
Long story short, the dog had raccoon roundworms. The CDC was called in, the dogs owner had to completely burn his yard and disinfect his house, a child that the dog vomited on had to be treated just in case and if I remember right, the dog may have actually survived.
This was just last month. This is a real problem.
But then there is the upside.....
I have 2 big raccoons that stay on the porch all night. They keep the wolves from coming near the house.
Thanks for the nightmare fuel.... You have filled my tank for the next few years....
I had a pet raccoon when I was a kid. Raised him from a kit, he was a real handful always getting into trouble. Those little fingers could open anything and would. When he got older he became too much too handle and I had to give him to a shelter that took in critters like him. Of course this was back when rabies was not even heard of in our state. Used to take him to the beach and get a kick at his antics playing in the sand and fighting with the crabs.