rat lungworm "campaign"

[alaskyn66]

No info on chlorine in hawaii county but Oahu says this... and I imagine it's not much different here.

"Concentrations can range from 0.1 to 0.5 milligrams per liter (ppm) of chlorine throughout the water system. Since excessive amounts of chlorine can affect the taste and odor of drinking water, the BWS adds only what is needed to keep disease-causing bacteria from contaminating our water supply."

I was putting a half gallon of chlorox in the 10000 gallon tank as needed, it smelled stronger than county water a bit. I never did test it for ppm. Brita filters take the smell away for drinking.

[kalakoa]

http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/news...rm-disease

Note the substantive outreach from the very lab which received no State funding...

[ElysianWort]

Wow if that is all true then I go back to what I said about county drinking water right out of the spigot which in the past got praises for it's purity. They could even brag that the purity level beat some bottled water like Fiji water. I remember seeing the numbers and that brand of water and how the water right out of our tap was more pure.
So... if chlorine doesn't kill em and that is the stuff our state uses to make it "safe" to drink from the spigot...guess I just hope no slugs ever make it into the county spring-water supply. You know how slugs seem to make it into anything around here. We're all screwed. Or only the strong and ultra vigilant survive.

[Guest]

Unfortunately, I have seen plenty of RLW little eel like parasites swimming and squirming in undiluted bleach minutes after being exposed to it. This recent RLW victim believes the state should have done more to help prevent more from getting the RLW disease in the first place.

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/35348...to-do-more

Just imagine how many people or worse Children may have had or will have the different stages of RLW disease and never know it? CHOKE is my guess.

Unless you get your blood tested for RLW some 2-3 weeks after the onset of your symptoms or have a spinal tap there is really no way of knowing if you have contacted RLW disease. Many here in Puna don't go to the doctor for their headaches or high fevers especially 2-3 weeks after the symptoms have subsided and then request the RLW test. I doubt area Doctors or nurses remind the many who do come in sick or with symptoms to follow up for the RLW test in a couple weeks.

What does the RLW parasites feed on to live?

With a little food the RLW parasites may live in some folks water catchments for up to several months. Hopefully no one here brushes their teeth with their Catchment water or gets water in their ears showering. It's Probably not a good idea to even rinse or wash your fruit and veggies with Catchment water unless your absolutely sure it's uncontaminated by the RLW parasites. JMO's

A couple other Questions I have are:
Roughly, How many RLW parasites does it take to cause minor or severe symptoms?
How many RLW parasites can live in just one slug?

[ElysianWort]

Geez lol don't get water in your ears?! That's a bit extreme but better safe than sorry eh?
I didn't realize you could see them swimming in your tank but I went and checked their size and apparently you're right gypsy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiostron...antonensis

Hmm what about washing your dishes with catchment water. I hear they can't survive long on dry surfaces so maybe avoid eating off of freshly washed dishes that aren't dry yet?
A few more facts: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3689493/

[ElysianWort]

I found this interesting and probably confirms my theory of dry dishes being safe:
http://pharmacy.uhh.hawaii.edu/rlw/faq.php

[Guest]

Mahalo ElysianWort for your time, links, post and obvious concerns regarding the growing RLW disease here in Hawaii.
I brought up the water in ears idea because I have seen some pretty infected ears and ear drums in children showing some of the RLW symptoms. I think one young baby or child this past year may have been diagnosed with RLW without eating any unwashed veggies. The child may have contacted the RLW while bathing in the families Catchment water, not sure though. Maybe the RLW eggs, larva or parasite can live in a drop or two of water that sometimes gets trapped in the human ear?
I have seen the RLW parasites make their way through a couple different water filters and then survive being submerged into a cup of strait bleach. So, I don't think adding a couple of cups of bleach to your 10,000 gallon Water catchment will have much of an impact to the RLW eel like parasites. jmo's