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Just in time to spread a really awful parasite. https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/09/human-cases-of-raccoon-parasite-may-be-your-best-excuse-to-buy-a-flameth
by smallerize 11mo ago
Just in time to spread a really awful parasite. https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/09/human-cases-of-raccoon-parasite-may-be-your-best-excuse-to-buy-a-flamethrower/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/09/human-cases-of-racco... "severe, frequently fatal, infections of the eyes, organs, and central nervous system. Those who survive are often left with severe neurological outcomes, including blindness, paralysis, loss of coordination, seizures, cognitive impairments, and brain atrophy"
- hojomojo 11mo agoWe treat deer for ticks, etc. A decade ago, I think we would have been smart enough to treat wild raccoons for this parasite, but the time of human domestication is over. In another decade, I expect humans will be marking their territories with feces again.
- theoreticalmal 11mo agoI, for one, am looking forward to that
- davidw 11mo agoRFK Jr is right there with you.
- shawn_w 11mo ago[flagged]
- astroflection 11mo agoYes. It's a nasty parasite: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baylisascaris_procyonis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baylisascaris_procyonis Raccoons while cute, smart, interesting, etc., should not be considered as pets as long as this parasite exists.