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I could lecture for hours on IGs. People would probably shoot me before I finished though. 😀
or just fall asleep 😴
IN MY DAY......
Crypto is a problem amongst the students because quite a few students don't come from farming backgrounds and have yet to encounter it (especially the US students).
Actually, I'd be willing to be that the students from farming backgrounds would be more likely to be guilty of improper post-handling hygiene. A couple of studies by the AVMA have shown large animal practioners to be more lax in their hygiene (hand washing, changing coveralls, etc) than their small animal counter-parts and I think it wouldn't be too far of a stretch to assume that students from farming backgrounds would view it more of a "Well I've done this 100x before with no problems, why am I going to start now?"
(Disclaimer: I am not calling all farmers/large animal vets/farm kids dirty and unhygenic and gross. Please do not read it that way. I'm sure there are people out there who are more conscious of hygiene than some non-farming people.)
Actually, I'd be willing to be that the students from farming backgrounds would be more likely to be guilty of improper post-handling hygiene. A couple of studies by the AVMA have shown large animal practioners to be more lax in their hygiene (hand washing, changing coveralls, etc) than their small animal counter-parts and I think it wouldn't be too far of a stretch to assume that students from farming backgrounds would view it more of a "Well I've done this 100x before with no problems, why am I going to start now?"
(Disclaimer: I am not calling all farmers/large animal vets/farm kids dirty and unhygenic and gross. Please do not read it that way. I'm sure there are people out there who are more conscious of hygiene than some non-farming people.)
People from non-farming backgrounds are more susceptible to the crypto and tend to get severe disease from it vs. those from farming background because those from farming background have most likely already been infected with it. That is what I was saying. I wasn't saying that one group or the other were more or less likely to wash their hands. Just that one group is more likely to be susceptible to and get severe disease from exposure to crypto. 🙂
People from non-farming backgrounds are more susceptible to the crypto and tend to get severe disease from it vs. those from farming background because those from farming background have most likely already been infected with it. That is what I was saying. I wasn't saying that one group or the other were more or less likely to wash their hands. Just that one group is more likely to be susceptible to and get severe disease from exposure to crypto. 🙂
yup - one of our LA clinicians (who is constantly trying to bribe us to the dark side) likes to say that as a LA clinician, you will NEVER get sick after a while because you'll have immunity to even the worst of the worst just from being around so much zoonotic disease all the time.
I wasn't saying that one group or the other were more or less likely to wash their hands.
Gotcha. Must have misread 🙂
There is a farm near UTK that you go to regularly on our field services rotation and there is crypto everywhere. I washed my hands at every opportunity, changed out of coveralls before re-entering the truck, did not go anywhere NEAR my face. and still ended up with crypto. I also did not eat or drink anything until I had scrubbed up past my elbows. So it's not always about hygiene. Every group that went there had at least 1 person affected my year.
There is a farm near UTK that you go to regularly on our field services rotation and there is crypto everywhere. I washed my hands at every opportunity, changed out of coveralls before re-entering the truck, did not go anywhere NEAR my face. and still ended up with crypto. I also did not eat or drink anything until I had scrubbed up past my elbows. So it's not always about hygiene. Every group that went there had at least 1 person affected my year.
Crap. Its gonna be me, I know it. 🙄
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I worked in a lab with crypto during my undergrad. We were dealing with it all the time. It's highly infective (like only 50 organisms), but I never ended up with it. Good handwashing practices do help, even if they can't 100% prevent it.
oh, I definitely agree. and having prior exposure to it helps, too. The only person in my group that didnt get it was one that had grown up with cows. And subsequently, she was the only one that was not sick the next week on rotation - it's hard to come to rotation when you don't want to be more than 5 ft from a bathroom
oh, I definitely agree. and having prior exposure to it helps, too. The only person in my group that didnt get it was one that had grown up with cows. And subsequently, she was the only one that was not sick the next week on rotation - it's hard to come to rotation when you don't want to be more than 5 ft from a bathroom
So I've heard. When my PI first discovered he was infected he was on a plane. In developing countries where crypto is always around if you can get a kid through the initial infection, they'll have trickle infections for life and not really ever be affected again.
So I am liking the new show Nashville. I had given up on dramatic tv and watch mostly comedies. Liking this drama.
This song is originally sung by The Civil Wars. Stuck in my head.
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20QmCBteBYA&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]
This song is originally sung by The Civil Wars. Stuck in my head.
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20QmCBteBYA&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]
High of 90 today.
currently 83 degrees in my house at 5:40 pm with the fans going and all the windows open. Is it really the end of October, Oklahoma??
currently 83 degrees in my house at 5:40 pm with the fans going and all the windows open. Is it really the end of October, Oklahoma??
I just listened to this and just about died laughing. There's a follow up interview with her where she explains that yes, she really did think this was true and felt pretty silly about it.
So I am liking the new show Nashville. I had given up on dramatic tv and watch mostly comedies. Liking this drama.
This song is originally sung by The Civil Wars. Stuck in my head.
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20QmCBteBYA&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]
Omg me too! What makes it even better is that I live in Nashville 😀
I love my hometown 😀
Omg me too! What makes it even better is that I live in Nashville 😀
I love my hometown 😀
All I have is Reno 911.... This is BS.... Lol
All I have is Reno 911.... This is BS.... Lol
I'm sorry! If y'all ever get a chance to visit Nashville, Do It! Live music everywhere, all the time. Great concerts, shows, lots of food, wine, beer festivals, NHL, NFL.. And the list goes on. 😀Anyone have any good ideas for how to strongly and ideally nonpermanently attach styrofoam to an umbrella?
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Anyone have any good ideas for how to strongly and ideally nonpermanently attach styrofoam to an umbrella?
Uhhhh. Not sure where you are attaching it to, but zip ties? Double sided tape?
That's a good friend
Right?! Here is the whole video.
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrfPFkB8G5w&feature=branded[/YOUTUBE]
And another one
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1VAC5bFN-E&feature=relmfu[/YOUTUBE]
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i love the "scare-er" in the background who's like "boo! oh.. oh nvm, so sorry, i'll just hide back here...."i love the "scare-er" in the background who's like "boo! oh.. oh nvm, so sorry, i'll just hide back here...."
I watched the video a million times just for their over reactions.
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A little consistency can be good for you.
(he's getting big! 🙁)
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A little consistency can be good for you.
(he's getting big! 🙁)
A little consistency can be good for you.
(he's getting big! 🙁)
But he is sooo cute still! 😍
I remember doing this to my sisters a lot when I was little.... Blaming them for something I had done (got away with it a couple times too... 😛)
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Right about here there should be pictures of Abs and her Goose.
A little consistency can be good for you.
(he's getting big! 🙁)
He is big!
Your baby is nice when sleeping on your face, mine wakes up and then attacks my face.
He is big!
Your baby is nice when sleeping on your face, mine wakes up and then attacks my face.
No this is how I wake up every morning 🙂 My alarm goes off and it's kitten cuddle times. He comes over and snuggles me
No this is how I wake up every morning 🙂 My alarm goes off and it's kitten cuddle times. He comes over and snuggles me


My guy falls asleep either on my neck and makes it so I can't breath or he sleeps on my shoulder.
When I alarm goes off he looks for my hands to attack, they are his favorite toys. If hands are unavailable, I guess my face is the next best thing. I have had a bloody nose and a cut lip so far.
My guy falls asleep either on my neck and makes it so I can't breath or he sleeps on my shoulder.
When I alarm goes off he looks for my hands to attack, they are his favorite toys. If hands are unavailable, I guess my face is the next best thing. I have had a bloody nose and a cut lip so far.
Did you see the picture of my jacked up nose a few weeks ago? Little wanker...
Did you see the picture of my jacked up nose a few weeks ago? Little wanker...
Oh my gosh, I did! That looked like it hurt!
I think our little guys are brothers from another mother.
Oh my gosh, I did! That looked like it hurt!
I think our little guys are brothers from another mother.
Lol seriously
I will take a picture of my guy today.
We should do a post by post comparison
We should do a post by post comparison
Apparently mine doesn't like cameras 😀
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Cyoot Em!
I will take a picture of my guy today.
We should do a post by post comparison

I have missed every pic of him because by the time I wake up you have poofed it. 🙁
I have missed every pic of him because by the time I wake up you have poofed it. 🙁
I will be home around 3 (?), so in an hour. I will post shortly after, if I don't then you should PM me.
I will talk them down around 4 or 4:30.
Deal?
I will be home around 3 (?), so in an hour. I will post shortly after, if I don't then you should PM me.
I will talk them down around 4 or 4:30.
Deal?
Deal! 🙂
Okay! It is 3, so here is a timeline of the kitten.
Poof
And this is how he sleeps most nights.
Poof
Poof
And this is how he sleeps most nights.
Poof
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Completely worth taking a look away from pathology...
He is super cute... 😍
What is his name wldlf?
He is super cute... 😍
What is his name wldlf?
Completely worth taking a look away from pathology...
He is super cute... 😍
What is his name wldlf?
Pye
except you are incorrect wildcat sry....
because Yeti was clearly the cutest kitten.
because Yeti was clearly the cutest kitten.
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