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Re: [at-l] To filter or not?
- Subject: Re: [at-l] To filter or not?
- From: WH HAWKINS <WHHAWKINS@aol.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 09:40:02 EST
In a message dated 98-03-11 09:03:35 EST, you write:
> I realize that this survey was in '89 and doesn't account for advances in
> filters over the last almost 10 years. What I didn't mention from the book
> was his theory as to why the numbers seem to downplay the importance of
> treating your water. He concluded that he thought much of the GI illnesses
> that were reported were from person-to-person contact. He felt some of the
> participants (or their contacts) were actually carriers of giardia and
> passed it on to some through the sharing of food, water, etc.
>
> -Milt
I thru-hiked in '89 and I think the about theory is correct. I observed a lot
of hikers, not washing their hands, before eating.
Wildbill
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