tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32733123.post6527109133875890464..comments2023-11-02T12:36:23.182+01:00Comments on the brain police: Geology In Fast Forwardmicrodothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01564820031343630871noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32733123.post-16080904379363893112011-01-26T14:37:38.400+01:002011-01-26T14:37:38.400+01:00An interesting sidelight to the story is that Lak...An interesting sidelight to the story is that Lakes Malawi and Tanganyika are not only ripe with chiclids, but also extremely dangerous to human swimmers because of a deadly parasite, bilharzia. Once infected, the person has a life span of less than 40 years. <br /><br />I personally know two Rwandan victims of the parasite who died in their early 40 from schistosomiasis, the medical term for the parasite. It is a long and ugly death!mud_rakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04786611698569598023noreply@blogger.com