There is not much to say about this really, except that just when the local media decided it might have been a tad heavy-handed with the swine flu, it was deemed prudent to sound the alarm to New Yorkers about raccoon roundworm. A disease, I might add, that occurs when people, in these cases children, come into contact with raccoon feces. Now, there are many potential hazards associated with raising children in the city: asthma, strollers on the subway, finding a decent public school, etc. Brooklyn children playing catch with raccoon feces does not seem like something we should be adding to the list. I will give the Daily News a pass if it was a one time story. Any flagrant follow-ups by any of the aforementioned organizations will garner a big wag of the finger by me. That goes for you too MSNBC.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Just when you thought it was safe...
to remove your surgical mask, this is what I heard at the top of hour during the morning commute on more than a few radio stations -- 1010WINS and 77WABC among them: NEW YORK CITY TEEN BLINDED AND BABY BRAIN DEAD FROM RACCOON ROUNDWORM. I think the Daily News broke the story.
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This time, I don't agree. Raccoons infest lots of urban areas (I don't know if they're in Prospect Park but it wouldn't surprise me), and are really common in the suburbs. This is a rare disease but the "what if" factor is huge. And who knew? It would help if the Daily News had given us a little description of racooon poop, though.
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