SC - fetal???

[Mordonna22 at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/22/98 9:47:17 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
PhlipinA at aol.com writes:

<< 
 The reason that rabbits, particularly, and squirrels as well, are not eaten
or
 killed in the summertime is because both are susceptible to a particularly
 vicious parasite, tullemia, which can be transferred by contact with the
blood
 of an infected animal. >>


Does anyone know if this is a parasite confined to this continent, or may this
be a reason for a universal "season"?  Is it possible that the people of the
era knew of the effects of eating small game killed at this time of the year?

Mordonna
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