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An important reminder on the potenital catastrophe of disseminated strongyloidiasis. A key teaching point is we have 5 to 25% of people living in the USA infected with Strongyloides.
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We detected 25% in people infected with HIV living in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area.
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We detected 4.2% strongyloidiasis in a convenience study of people in Washington D.C.
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Contrary to just mentioning in passing, the Ramayana has detailed verses explaining the construction of the bridge. The steps followed by Rama in constructing the bridge seem to be no different from those employed by modern day civil engineering & construction companies.
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The Ramayana text poetically describes the study of the site conditions by Rama and His team, for a path to cross over to Lanka.

The survey of the conditions of the sea is described as an interaction between Rama and the divinity of the sea, Samudra Deva.

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During this interaction with the sea, they gathered that it was in the nature of these seas to be deep & not shallow, to have waves & fierce sea creatures in them. Given this, it was essential to find a path where Rama & the Vanara army would find it easy to cross the sea.
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