[pct-l] Giardia?

[teamcourage at bresnan.net (Dave)]

that was my thought and I am certified wilderness and non wilderness 
paramedic for montana and wyoming I thought she had been to the doc and 
had them test to see what bug. If not then there is a big chance of it 
being another bug. There are lots of tummy bugs out there. last year we 
evacked a women that thought for sure that she got girida on a horse 
trip into yellowstone back country. well to me her symptoms didn't add 
up. so I asked what they had been eating the whipped open the food 
pannier and had lots of egg based salad they had chicken raw and other 
stuff with just a tiny bit of dry ice and the heat in that thing had to 
have been at elate 80 degrees. I said ok every body in your camp is 
heading out with us to the hospital. and every one wound up in the 
hospital for food poisoning.

Paul Magnanti wrote:

>Is it giardia or another GI illness? I think many
>outdoors people assume if they have the runs "it must
>be giardia". I would think other run-of-the-mill GI
>type problems can cause similar symptoms. Any medical
>type people on this list care to add a bit more input?
>
>As the person in question is traveling in a group, the
>shared germ theory may be correct. Iron Chef of last
>year caught something after a bunch of us chowed on
>some macaroni salad (that was well refregirated..). 
>
>Having said all this, hope Yogi is better by the time
>my care package reaches her in Sierra City. :-)
>
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