Giardiasis, was Re: [at-l] Question about inline water filter safety

[jbkramer@afn.org (Bryan Kramer)]

We just got back from Pancake Bay park in Ontario, they had a boil water
order in effect even though the water was heavily chlorinated. I assume
it was giardia but maybe it was cryptosporosis. We had to use the PUR. I
assume they were getting water right out of Lake Superior. That lake
water is incredibly cold too, less than 40 deg F.

Bryan

 
> Not all that squirts is Giardia. The diagnosis is difficult to make. 
> Frequently, it is worthwhile to simply prescribe the Flagyl if the GI 
> symptoms don't resolve spontaneously in a self-limiting 
> fashion. Just don't 
> go chasing it with a Budweiser, as it mimics Antabuse. Find 
> another way to 
> treat the dehydration.