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["Wendy Gulliver" <crazygardens AT verizon.net>]

Hi Bev {{ hugs }},

I don't know where one could find statistics on this.  The people I know who
use this have animal sanctuaries and use it for tape worms.  I don't think
worms would be that rare with folks who live around a lot of animals
especially those who are fond of smooching on them.  Unless you lay down and
cuddle with your critters, it probably wouldn't be much of a problem.

Wendy



> Hi Wen,
> This brings up something that I have always wondered about.  I know
> intestinal parasites are common in some countries, mainly due to poor
> living conditions and contaminated drinking water.  What I wonder is how
>  prevalent it is in the US.  It's something that very few people talk
> about other than mentioning children with pinworms.  Surely the American
> variety of homo sapiens is not immune. Is there any data on this in the
> US?
>
> Bev
>
> Wendy Gulliver wrote:
>
> > I know people who use this on themselves for intestinal parasites.