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When a doctor sees a patient who complains of random twitches and chest pains, and x-rays and various exams of the heart reveal normal cardiovascular function, that physician quite often concludes/suspects that the cause of the discomfort might originate in that area of the brain most often responsible for sketching visions of demons and sugarplums.
When the muscle tissues of cows become infected/infested with a bacterium called clostridium, the pain to that cow might compromise her ability to produce large amounts of milk. Such cows require no further therapy other than to be culled from the herd and sent to slaughter. Humans learn to live with the pain from undiagnosed clostridium infections, and suffer both muscle aches and skepticism from clueless physicians.
In the cow's case, clostridium bacteria often take residence in the diaphragm. In the case of the human, those same bacteria are passed from cow to man after one fateful drink of milk or bite of cheese.
In 2005, Ohio became the first of America's 50 states to require hospitals and nursing homes to report cases of confirmed clostridium infections. Ohio's 11 million citizens reported more than 15,000 cases last year. If that same percentage were applied to all of America, we would corroborate the existence of a new plague affecting some 410,000 Americans, and that does not even consider undiagnosed cases which might run into the tens of millions.
Ohio also reports 785 confirmed clostridium deaths. Based upon a population of 300 million Americans, might we also assume that there were 22,000 or more American deaths due to clostridium infection?
If the supposition of a lifetime infection from a microscopic bacterium such as clostridium is of no consequence to you, then by all means, continue to drink body fluids from diseased animals. They are delicious when mixed with chocolate.
Headline: (Feb. 24, 2007) Clostridium Claims Victims in U.K.
Headline: (Feb. 24, 2007) Montreal Hit By Clostridium Outbreak
Headline: (Feb. 24, 2007) 15,000 Ohio Clostridium Infections
Headline: (Feb. 26, 2007) Clostridium: Moving Closer to Home
Robert Cohen
