That editorial, published in a journal dedicated to neglected tropical diseases, was picked up by the NY Times, the Daily Mail, and more.
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Chagas disease … is commonly transmitted to humans and other mammals by an insect vector, the blood-sucking “kissing bugs” …
The disease may also be spread through blood transfusion and organ transplantation, ingestion of food contaminated with parasites, and from a mother to her fetus. …
… It is estimated that as many as 8 to 11 million people in Mexico, Central America, and South America have Chagas disease, most of whom do not know they are infected. …
Kim and Karen continue their family world tour. On a quiet Thai island they had free internet, catching us up on the travelogue:
… Koh Lanta is on the west coast of Thailand, about 70 kilometers from Krabi bordering the Andaman Sea. The temperature was between 35 -40 degrees daily, … the sea temperature was between 26 – 28 degrees so it wasn’t as cool and refreshing as you needed at times. The island only has 20,000 people
… The agenda was pretty simple: Planning for the rest of the trip, swimming, drinking pineapple shakes and watching some of the best sunsets I have ever seen while eating supper at the beach restaurants.
There is not too much to do on Koh Lanta and needless to say, we found it very relaxing and reflective and we enjoyed the down time before we ramp up for India, Jordan and Egypt.
We did do a snorkeling day trip to Koh Rok, a small island 45 minutes away. We snorkeled at 3 different places and enjoyed lunch on the island. There were big monitor lizards lounging around the lunch tables, waiting for scraps. It was this islands version of a begging dog. …
… the 2010 book 101 Places Not to See Before You Die, by Catherine Price. Price says in her introduction that she wrote this amusing guide as an antidote to all the other advice out there re: primo activities.
Number one on her list of what not to see is Missoula, Montana’s Testicle Festival, where 15,000 people gather every year to munch on the bull calf testicles euphemistically known as “Rocky Mountain oysters.” Apparently the event also features a game called Bull—- Bingo, where somebody wins money every time a bull lays a turd down on a giant bingo card. There must be something wrong with me – this actually sounds like a good time. …
Voice Command is cool, but works very inconsistently. I can’t recommend it.
The device comes with a windshield mount. That came loose within the first few days. Dad may need to buy a second Friction Mount, $40 plus tax in Canada.
Despite the problems, Dad likes it.
The user interface is far simplified and improved over the many GPS “fish finders” he’s used in boats over the years.
… Koh Lanta is on the west coast of Thailand, about 70 kilometers from Krabi bordering the Andaman Sea. The temperature was between 35 -40 degrees daily, … the sea temperature was between 26 – 28 degrees so it wasn’t as cool and refreshing as you needed at times. The island only has 20,000 people
Number one on her list of what not to see is Missoula, Montana’s Testicle Festival, where 15,000 people gather every year to munch on the bull calf testicles euphemistically known as “Rocky Mountain oysters.” Apparently the event also features a game called Bull—- Bingo, where somebody wins money every time a bull lays a turd down on a giant bingo card. There must be something wrong with me – this actually sounds like a good time. …
Rick McCharles 