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The deadliest parasite known to man is airborne. Are parasites sucking the life out of you?
Parasites come in all shapes and sizes; some are so tiny you wouldn’t even know if you had them. But the largest can grow up to 82 feet (25m) long. Thankfully, anything that size is quite rare. But the smaller ones?
Meh, not so rare.
Science is still counting their numbers, some estimates suggest it can run into the thousands, if not tens of thousands. The only thing we can say for sure is this, parasites affect everyone from adorable babies to reliable old grandpa’s.
If you have ever swum in a stream, kept a dog, or been on holiday abroad your risk actually increases. This can create something of a disconnect when trying to find the source of a parasitic infection. Let’s not forget that we could also be looking for something the size of a pinhead!
Still not convinced, huh?
Check this out. Two decades ago in the U.S. a parasite entered Milwaukee drinking water and killed 69 people and sickened 400,000. More recently, in 2015, a potentially deadly amoeba was found in the water supply of a parish outside New Orleans (for the second time in two years). This is real folks, and it can happen in any town or city across the globe.
