E.COLI WINGS ITS WAY INTO YOUR HOUSE

Scientists in December's Applied and Environmental Microbiology say that if you live on or near a cattle farm, it's likely that the houseflies in your house are spreading E.Coli to you and yours. "One of the potential modes of dissemination of this pathogen in the environment is by insects that are associated with animal feces and manure, primarily houseflies," say the researchers. That's right, you don't have to be a cattle farmer, or eat meat, or even go to a petting zoo, but if you live near one of these farms, your very life could be threatened by their insistence on generating huge amounts of animal feces every day. Yeeee-haw!