A young Peace Corps volunteer I have known for many years is home on leave
from her art teaching assignment in a remote area of Ghana. Altough she
describes taking all the appropriate precautions to protect herself as far as
food and water are concerned, she has had multiple bouts of intestinal
parasite infestations and several febrile illnesses. On reviewing her
procedures a POSSIBLE flaw appears in her washing dishes and flatware in
unboiled water with soap (not detergent). Is this a CREDIBLE flaw? Comments
and discussion will be welcome. Thanks A. Ottolenghi
(aottolen at magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu)
