Need a New Irrational Fear?

Not that the Swine Flu . . . I mean H1N1 panic has ebbed, I've been in the market for a new horrific disease to keep my awake at night, contemplating my own premature demise. Enter Raccoon Roundworm! It's already caused both the partial blindness of a teenager, and the hospitalization of an infant in my own fair borough of Brooklyn.

But, don't rejoice prematurely, sweet hypochondriacs. Unlike, the Swine Flu, Raccoon Roundworm prevention is fairly straightforward, i.e., don't eat raccoon feces. Um . . . Done. Although, I am kind of left wondering about that teenager.