Hepatitis and the "4F" problem

From Instapundit:

THE 21ST CENTURY ISN’T TURING OUT HOW I’D HOPED: Attorneys discuss rights to pooping in public after “Mad Pooper” video release.And the right to poop in public is a penumbra emanating from what, exactly?

He said Shirley is sorry for desecrating people's lawns but claimed her actions are not her fault. ...  The "spokesman" also claimed that her actions are protected under the First Amendment and the government cannot control where and when she relieves herself.

presumably he/she never heard about adult diapers.

the problem? Disease. the 4F spread of certain diseases (Feces-Flies-Fingers-Food).

And I have a long discussion of it here, on my medical blog. Warning: a bit technical (boring) and R rated.

I mainly point out the failure of basic public health prevention is behind a major hepatitis A epidemic in San Diego.

indeed, they are lucky it is "merely" hepatitis A, and not cholera or typhoid fever...