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RE: Schistosomiasis; An Overview of a Neglected Tropical Disease
Great dig up
I love the way the information is passed across....
Kudos
As an undergraduate, i am always marvelled at the extend to which our neigbour department (Parasitology) used to butres on schistomiasis. I can now feel their concern
in tropical countries, schistosomiasis is second only to malaria among parasitic diseases with the greatest economic impact.
No wonder. .. oh my dear country😁😂
Since the river is the village’s major source of water for domestic use, it is advisable the people bring water obtained from it (the river) to boil for like a minute before usage.
Seriously??? Are u sure boiling for that time frame is enough to eliminate the eggs?? At what quantity per minute?
Oh thanks big time for stopping by! @teemike
Yes, according to CDC prevention guidelines, boiling water for one minute is enough to make the drawn water free of schistosome eggs.
Quantity per minute? Do you mean volume of water to be boiled per minute? If yes, I think that will depend on the capacity of the container to be used for the boiling process and/or quantity of water needed at that particular time.
I hope I answered your questions correctly?
Thanks once again!
Yes, you did. Actually, irrespective of the volume, water will boil at 100 degrees celsius. Even at 70 degrees, a lot of life forms have started dying. Water at 100 its considered pure. Leaving for an extra one minute, you're sure even molecules from Apama river gods are no more in the water. 😄
Haha...thank you for supporting with more sterilization by boiling terms...
Haha... What about eggs from the river goddess, will they die too??? Lol
lol....they should also... But you may want to know that some fortified ones called thermophiles can survive though. I don't think we have them around us.
Yeah! thanks for this too @getencored