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Basking in the Cancun Sewer

By Joseph A Olson, PE
Thursday, December 9, 2010

Perhaps you are a United Nations delegate, leaving what will be the FINAL Conference of Parties, the COP16, concluding now in Cancun, Mexico. As you pack away your ‘party’ clothes you have more than the usual end of holiday malaise. You depart the Mayan Rivera in worse shape than any other Rivera visit you can recall.

You may assume your ‘unsettled’ stomach is due to the over indulgence of Senor Frogs Tequila. Maybe your itchy skin is from too much fun in the sun. You may be discovering that this land of surprises has a final surprise for you. So common are ‘digestive’ problems for tourists to Mexico, that there is a long list of colorful names for this condition, such as, Turistas, Montezuma’s Revenge or the Aztec Two-step.

The symptom is diarrhea, but the cause can be a number of diseases. The simplest and most common is Escherichia coli and can often be overcome in a few days. The more serious diseases include Hepatitis, Parturition, Bacillary or Amoebic Dysentery, Cholera, Cryptosporidiosis or Giardiasis. The latter, according to Wikipedia, is playfully nicknamed “Beaver Feverâ€