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"YSI-what can brown do for you" (ysi-what-can-brown-do-for-you) 04/21/2014 at 12:57 • Filed to: None

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Seriously. I have been to India 5 times, and every time there is a cholera outbreak. It is always in a state of disgusting water.

CAR_IS_MI > YSI-what can brown do for you 04/21/2014 at 13:07

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YSI-what can brown do for you > CAR_IS_MI 04/21/2014 at 13:09

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Fun fact! To get rid of cholera you don't need a life straw. You can get a filter but if you are too poor, you can get a cloth, and run the water through it. Cholera lives on a amoeba usually, and it can't pass through the cloth making it safe to drink!

For Sweden > YSI-what can brown do for you 04/21/2014 at 13:11

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So drink beer?

YSI-what can brown do for you > For Sweden 04/21/2014 at 13:12

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People are too poor to afford beer. . .

Jeff-God-of-Biscuits > YSI-what can brown do for you 04/21/2014 at 13:18

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Maybe try washing your hands before you get there next time... /jk

Agrajag > YSI-what can brown do for you 04/21/2014 at 13:22

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It's crazy that can still be an issue in a populous country.

The freakin Romans had it figured out, then everybody forgets for 1600 years. People were still emptying their chamber pots out the window in the "civilized" world into the 1900's.

YSI-what can brown do for you > Jeff-God-of-Biscuits 04/21/2014 at 13:24

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Funny thing is, is that you can get cholera even if you wash your hands with unfiltered water, or brush your teeth with it, or put ice in your drink. I found that out last time I went, so I could have had some serious problems the other 4 times.

YSI-what can brown do for you > Agrajag 04/21/2014 at 13:25

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It is pretty much common sense as well. Don't drink where you poop, don't poop where you drink . . .

Jeff-God-of-Biscuits > YSI-what can brown do for you 04/21/2014 at 13:27

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Yeah, I have always heard that you make sure the you never get ice in your drinks, and make sure that you open the bottle of water that you order to make sure it isn't river water in a recycled bottle.

YSI-what can brown do for you > Jeff-God-of-Biscuits 04/21/2014 at 13:28

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Yeah people like to do that. It is scary business, but it isn't too serious. You just get the squirts and then you just have to keep hydrated. But no one wants to go through that.