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Posted 10/19/2012 11:56 AM (GMT 0)
FYI> Hot off the press.

Old Mike

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23076274

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/480512

Post Edited (Old Mike) : 10/19/2012 6:09:46 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 10/19/2012 1:33 PM (GMT 0)
Not really sure I understand a connection between rivers and animal feces. Seems like all rivers would have this problem to some extent.
Posted 10/19/2012 1:44 PM (GMT 0)
What they are saying here is that this is an IBD cluster,and the wild herds have Johnes disease due to
MAP,and by inference the people perhaps with contact with the water are also getting it. If they draw water from the river for drinking it is perhaps not properly treated,to reduce high concentrations of MAP.
Old Mike
Posted 10/19/2012 4:57 PM (GMT 0)
Before I moved to the rockies I visited on a ski trip and drank from what looked like a crystal clear river with fresh snow capping the rocks and shore.

Later I learned about Giardia and never did that again.

But I did not come down with UC until after I moved here.

Wow, Mt. Evans in Colorado is right out my window. I used to fly over it on the way to Steamboat for skiing, instead of a windy 4 hour drive I would be there in 30 minutes after taking off from Boulder field. I think I am confusing it with Longs peak, they are both due west of here but Evans is along I-70 to Vail.

That creek I drank from is actually closer to Mt Evans then because it was near keystone and a-basin.

Post Edited (aguywithuc) : 10/19/2012 11:06:34 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 10/19/2012 5:53 PM (GMT 0)
For your general info there is a connection of UC with high altitude.

Old Mike

http://consumer.healthday.com/Article.asp?Aid=664868

Posted 10/19/2012 8:04 PM (GMT 0)

Old Mike said...
For your general info there is a connection of UC with high altitude.
Old Mike

http://consumer.healthday.com/Article.asp?Aid=664868

Very odd because smoking would also reduce oxygen but it has the opposite effect.
Posted 10/19/2012 8:50 PM (GMT 0)
Smoking does other things, reduce electron transport,carbon monoxide modulates immune response,nicotine and the thousands of other compounds also modulate immune response.
Old Mike
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