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I'm curious how poop is so deadly.

• bluGill 2y ago
  Bacteria, parasites and other nasty things live in it. I'm being vague because if you need a more detailed answer you really need to break open academic papers and spend years reading them, not try to figure things our from a discussion forum. (I only need the discussion forum version so I don't know more than the above)
• Spooky23 2y ago
  You know how there’s periodically a recall of green onions or lettuce due to e.coli contamination? That is because farms in the desert irrigate the plants with water contaminated with cow or pig feces.
  • canucker2016 2y ago
    [warning - skip reading this comment if you don't want to be reminded how raw produce may get to your tabletop] see https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/New-focus-on-field-sanitation-E-coli-2551035.php https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/New-focus-on-field-s... If there are humans picking the crops, and if their hygiene is lax, then there might be some contamination via a human vector.
    • bluGill 2y ago
      "I know a guy" who went to tour a lettuce farm at harvest. He had to wear special booties, gloves, and a hair net. The farmers proudly showed how the lettuce was picked and immediately (no wash step!) wrapped in plastic so that no contamination could happen. Then he looked up and say birds flying overhead and as bird do pooping in mid flight. Wash your lettuce.
      • em-bee 2y ago
        i don't think you can store lettuce after washing. it would get soggy. you can rinse it. like rain. but that's about it. so this is not surprising.