Hookworms and other now-rare diseases, are because of better modern sanitation. Outhouses are apparently 6 feet deep because that's further than worms can craw

Hookworms and other now-rare diseases, are because of better modern sanitation. Outhouses are apparently 6 feet deep because that's further than worms can crawl. http://mrhartansscienceclass.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/wnyc-radiolab-parasite-podcast/ http://mrhartansscienceclass.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/wnyc-r... At the same time, I'm with you that I think people are too germaphobic. I see people throw away perfectly good food just because of the expiration date. It's not like food is laced with arsenic, you can taste and smell if something went bad.