Anonymous wrote:If he pooped, be careful of raccoon ringworm.
Things I had never thought of...Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Things that I never thought of...
We had a raccoon who got into the trash one night after I put out a rotisserie chicken carcass. We convinced him to get out and bungee'd the lid to the can. Never thought to wash, bleach the can or anything.
That’s why you’re dead now.
Actual lol
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Things that I never thought of...
We had a raccoon who got into the trash one night after I put out a rotisserie chicken carcass. We convinced him to get out and bungee'd the lid to the can. Never thought to wash, bleach the can or anything.
That’s why you’re dead now.
Anonymous wrote:Things that I never thought of...
We had a raccoon who got into the trash one night after I put out a rotisserie chicken carcass. We convinced him to get out and bungee'd the lid to the can. Never thought to wash, bleach the can or anything.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Things that I never thought of...
We had a raccoon who got into the trash one night after I put out a rotisserie chicken carcass. We convinced him to get out and bungee'd the lid to the can. Never thought to wash, bleach the can or anything.
That’s why you’re dead now.
Anonymous wrote:Things that I never thought of...
We had a raccoon who got into the trash one night after I put out a rotisserie chicken carcass. We convinced him to get out and bungee'd the lid to the can. Never thought to wash, bleach the can or anything.
Are you missing the part where they say it's deadly? Also the part where they say "little is known about its actual prevalence", meaning even they don't believe there have only been 22 casesAnonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yes, this, be afraid. Look it up. Racoon worms are deadly to all animals except racoons. They crawl up the spinal cord into the brain. There is no cure or treatment.Anonymous wrote:If he pooped, be careful of raccoon ringworm.
Wash the can far from anywhere children will play, wash your hands thoroughly, throw out any gloves or anything that contacts racoon poop. The worm cysts will not die in a washing machine or dryer. You could cook them and they'd still hatch if they are ingested.
Wait what? Deadly?
Think about this for two seconds. Raccoons are literally everywhere. Do you know any children who have died from raccoon worms? This is like people who freak out about mouse droppings.
Per CDC: "Baylisascaris procyonis, predominantly found in raccoons, is a ubiquitous roundworm found throughout North America. Infection can result in fatal human disease or severe neurologic outcomes if it is not treated rapidly. Only 22 documented cases were reported in the United States during 1973–2010; little is known about its actual prevalence or varied clinical presentation."
22 cases in 37 years.