Peter: > Aajonus believes that parasites of any kind are completely harmless Given the discussions we have had, I think that expressing such opinions is irresponsible. IMO, the best way to prevent irrational fear of parasites would be to *provide information (which parasites are harmful and which ones are not) *remind that medical treatments are efficient *remind that high quality meat very rarely contains parasites, and chances of getting trichinosis are probably not higher than of falling victim of a plane or car crash (and there are no "medical treatments" of plane crashes!) Best wishes, Jean-Louis.