get a load of this!!!!

Here's probably what's up. I know we had an article in our local paper a few months back about a Michigan child (may have been more) that had gotten sick from a pet store rodent. I can't find that link but I do remember the rodent was obviously ill and the parents allowed the child to kiss and hug it (ICK).


http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm54d812a1.htm

http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0805/253362.html



~~Jo~~

Some parents have no common-sense:doh:

We have 4 kids and one iron clad rule (other than commen sense hygiene rules)...."if it can lick it's own butt...you do NOT kiss it's face or let it lick yours"

:)

~~Jo~~

Now there's your signature quote!!! LOL!! :lmao: ;)

ROFLMAO! Good one Christie, almost spit coffee all over my computer screen!


~~Jo~~

Dang! I was going for a light misting at least! ;) I still think it would make an excellent signature quote! :lmao:

Too funny...well I'm set for future personal quotes now aren't I.

Actually my house rule comes from when I was a kid. My younger sister used to let our dachshund (sp?) lick her face and kiss it back...parents never said no. She got worms from the darn dog! Well that's what the doctor said anyways. It totally grossed me out at the time and sorta stuck in my brain when I had my own kids LOL.


~~Jo~~

P.S. Glad sister doesn't have snakes and come to this forum...this is a sister story she'd kill me for telling :P

Your sister might kill you, but I'm sure we'd get a few good stories, about you, outta her first. ;) That's why I have to be careful. My sister is here and she knows my more "interesting" stories. I think she has more stories though, but I don't want to test her. Sisters will get even when you least expect it. :D

Wow, scary stuff! I am glad I breed my own rodents; and I wash my hands roughly 10 times a day or more.
I forget what culture it was; but some ethnic background, had a rule about eating with only one of your hands, and wiping yourself (after goin' to the outhouse) with the other.. now that I think about it, that would be useful in preventing worm infestations, especially in the days where they did not have hand sanitizers.
Totally off topic, as usual :) On any other forum, I'd be banend by now...

I have a stupid question, Jo.. what are the signs of having a worm infestation?