Can Enterobius Vermicularis, an airborne parasite, somehow be found in rural water supplies?
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have your water tested, it could be a virus, a bacterium, or even lead...have it tested ASAP
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I live in Asia, and the TV advertisements teach people to clean and dry out any container holding water at least twice a week. People here are very wary of mosquitoes and the diseases they carry. It's a real problem.\n\nBut, keep thinking ~ you never know what you might invent! You obviously have a creative mind...\n\ngood luck...
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Yes, insects can survive under water for a very long time.  One way is by trapping air in their body hair.  Most insects and arachnids are covered with fine hairs.  When under water, air becomes trapped among them.  This air can support the bug for a long time.\n\nThe waste pipes in your home are mostly empty.  Beyond the bowl the pipes are not full of water.  They are full of air.  Therefore once the water flows away the bug has an empty pipe upon which it can attach itself.\n\nSo the question of surviving underwater becomes moot.  There is no water to worry about.\n\nFlushing an insect or an arachnid (spiders are not insects they are arachnids) is not absolute or certain death.
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Depends on your location. Septic tanks, sewer ponds, composting toilets or even outhouses. The problem is, each method is crappy.
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Millions of people are infected by the parasites worms worldwide. Parasites can enter our bodies through food, water, mosquito bites, or through the nose and skin. More than 100 types of parasites worms can be living happily in human bodies. Some are big in size that can be seen by eyes, while the others are microscopic in size. Only about 5 percent of these varieties can be tested positively with only 20 percent accuracy. \n\nParasites worms find a perfectly living environment when the bowel becomes ineffective in the elimination of the waste products due to constipation. \n\nParasites may be categorized into four types: Protozoa, Trematoda, Cestoda, and Nematoda. Nematodes include common roundworm, hookworm, whipworm, pinworm, heart worm, etc.
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I would assume in a townhouse you could potentially see\ncockroaches, silverfish, spiders, ants, fruit flies, house flies, mosquitos, earwigs, woodlice, maybe cat fleas/dog fleas? \nYou could also have human fleas or head lice\ntermites, if you live somewhere nice and warm, also scorpions\n\nif you have house plants could could also have white flies, aphids, nematodes, springtails\n\nif you keep them as pets, invertebrate pets are tarantulas, madagascar hissing cockroaches, giant centipedes, walking sticks, praying mantis
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Many larval insects are technically the dirtiest looking. Many critters like leaf beetle larvae and aphid lions (lacewing larvae) will actually cover themselves in excrement or the dead bodies of their prey in order to provide themselves with camoflage.\nFlies can be dirty, well more specifically the flesh flies and $hit flies. It all depends on what the fly is feeding on, if it is feeding on nectar, then no, but if they spend their time on rotting carcases and on feces, then yeah they could possibly be a huge vector for disease.
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Duma, I see you've already asked this question twice. What you should do is contact some invertebrate researcher (in a museum or natural history institution) for help, because local keys and checklists of fauna are not easy to find unless one knows where to look for them.\n\nHere are some links to papers with reference to Asian species, that's the closest I could get.\nhttp://zoolstud.sinica.edu.tw/Journals/39.4/285-294.pdf\nhttp://zoolstud.sinica.edu.tw/Journals/40.4/276.pdf\nhttp://www.senckenberg.uni-frankfurt.de/odes/03-11.pdf\n\nHere's a link to a journal that specializes in invertebrate systematics:\nhttp://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/121/issue/529.htm\n\nAnd here's the citation of two papers about freshwater earthworms:\n \nOhtaka, A.; Usman, R. 1997. Records of tubificid oligochaetes from Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, with description of a new species of Aulodrilus Bretscher. Species Diversity 2: 145-154.\nOhtaka, A.; Hartoto, D.I.; Usman, R. 2000. Preliminary study on freshwater Oligochaeta in Indonesia. Rep. Suwa Hydrobiol. 12: 29-38\n\nYou coult try to contact Mr Ohtaka.\nhttp://read.jst.go.jp/ddbs/plsql/KNKY_EG_24?code=1000003153
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Bed bugs ( Cimex lectularius) can possibly transmit Hepatitis B.
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Birds hear a lot better than we do, and worms moving around in soil make noise that is distinctive. OR, maybe they have Xray vision! :-)
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Like this?\nhttp://inverts.cmnh.org/Web_images/giant%20water%20bug%20(Lake%20Erie%20Marsh).JPG\n\nGiant Water Bug (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae)\n\n(Lethocerus sp., about 5 cm)
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If, in a drought crisis, you no longer have\nfresh water to irrigate outdoor plantings, can you\nuse dishwater, bathwater or laundry water\nwithout hurting the plants? \n\nYes, if you use\nreasonable care.\n\nBut, first, a warning: Household wash\nwater-also called "graywater"-contains food\nresidues and other organic matter that may attract\ninsects and rodents. It also may contain bacteria\nand viruses that could cause illness. Public health\nofficials have indicated that it may be used for\nhome irrigation-but only in localities where no\nother water is available for that purpose.\n\nHere are some guidelines: \n\n(1) The safest\nhousehold use of "graywater" is to flush toilets.\n(Don't put it in the tank; pour it directly into the\nbowl.) \n(2) Don't let it touch the edible parts of\nplants. \n(3) Use it only as a temporary measure\nduring a water shortage crisis.\nIn any case, check with your local health and\nbuilding officials before making any use of\n"graywater."\n\nEffects on plants\n\nHousehold wash water is much better for\nplants than no water at all, but there are possible\nproblems. If your home does not have a water\nsoftener, your bathwater and rinse water from\ndishes and laundry are all of good quality for\nirrigation. Soapy wash water from dishes and\nlaundry might better be saved to flush the toilet,\nbut can be used for irrigation if you're careful\nabout certain possible problems. \n\nSee the link below for additional information.
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I'd be willing to bet worms might be interested. And maybe fishermen. :)
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Earthworms can't drown.\n\nWorm experts can’t agree on the reason earthworms come out in the rain. Some believe it’s simply because they can. After all, it’s the only time worms can come above ground while keeping their skin nice and moist. Other experts believe worms come out when it rains so they can find other worms with whom to mate. Some people believe worms would drown if they didn’t come up to the surface during a heavy rain. But most experts agree that this probably isn’t the reason, since worms can live for a long time underwater.
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parasitic ocean creatures?
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Whether the organisms change over time depends on the origin of the microorganisms. If the contamination resulted from surface water intruding into the well, the conditions may have changed.\n\nSince you suspected the well water to cause allergic reactions, I'd advise you have it tested on microorganisms again. The chlorox was added to the water after the pump, or to the bottom?\n\nThe intervals of microbiological testing depend on the amount of water you draw and the use you put the water to. If it gets into contact with food or cutlery, I'd advise intervals of 3 to 5 years. If the chlorox treatment has rendered it drinkable, regular repeats are necessary, also in order to manage the dosage.
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Maybe tape worm or pinworm