Backpack Practice Trip

[rhino]

Boiling will kill them, but if they are at all like Ascaris eggs, they are practically immortal. They can survive freezing, acids, 50%bleach solutions, practically anything. They can be filtered though. Chemical treatments are usually targeted at bacteria, which are usually much more of a threat than cestodes or helminths.

Thanks for all the info!

If they do, can't say I'd blame them. They've certainly earned that right.

don't do a google image search of Hydatid Cyst

Thanks for the warning. I almost lost it several times in the Tonsilith topic. I'll resist the urge to look!

 

[spencer rifle]

don't do a google image search of Hydatid Cyst

I read about this stuff during lunch. My wife thinks I'm weird. One more reason to, I guess.