check out the new remote control Jockey Wheel SmartBar Canegrowers rearview170 Cobb Grill Skid Row Recovery Gear Caravan Industry Association of Australia
Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Click here for the Grey Nomads website -> The Grey Nomads Forum -> Health & Wellbeing -> Hook Worm in Norther Australia - You and Your Pets
Post Info TOPIC: Hook Worm in Norther Australia - You and Your Pets
Vic41


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 482
Date:
Hook Worm in Norther Australia - You and Your Pets
Permalink  

The article below is about Hook Worm in Northern Australia and why we should always wear footwear up north and keep an eye on our pets (also disposing of our poo properly).

See map of infected areas in Oz;
http://iceh.uws.edu.au/fact_sheets/FS_hookworm.html 

For pic's etc, see;
http://images.google.com.au/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=hookworm&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=f2mgSsyDKoPY7APhuMjqCw&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4 

Another link on how it enters the bloodstream, then lungs and intestines, also symptons although not always obvious;
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000629.htm 

-- Edited by Vic41 on Friday 4th of September 2009 11:48:55 AM

__________________

      Vic
"Sunset Coast"
Member - Australian Touring Caravan & Motorhome Club
www.atcmcc.org.au


Rolly


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 817
Date:
Permalink  


There's a lot of nasties about.

Thanks for the 'heads up'.

Is there a single source of health advice for traveling in Australia published anywhere that you know of ?

__________________

Old age and treachery will overcome youth and enthusiasm any day.......
Vic41


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 482
Date:
Permalink  

Don't know Rolly, you would think there would be, otherwise how would overseas visitors to oz know what to expect etc, maybe something for Oz in the World Health Organisation Data?

From a quick search for Oz all I seemed to be able to find was the Flu pandemic.

Maybe someone else knows?

__________________

      Vic
"Sunset Coast"
Member - Australian Touring Caravan & Motorhome Club
www.atcmcc.org.au


Page 1 of 1  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.
Click here for the Grey Nomads website -> The Grey Nomads Forum -> Health & Wellbeing -> Hook Worm in Norther Australia - You and Your Pets
Tweet this page Post to Digg Post to Del.icio.us
Purchase Grey Nomad bumper stickers Read our daily column, the Nomad News The Grey Nomad's Guidebook