22 people got sick from swimming through cow manure. Who would have thought?

[KamaAina]

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/dont-drink-mud-22-infected-cow-patties-mudder-run-n94766

They may be the toughest racers out there, but more than 20 people who got sick after a “Tough Mudder” run in rural Nevada were felled by the very tiniest of obstacles: a germ called Campylobacter.

Cow or pig manure was the likely source of the bug, which thrives in the mud puddles that make the obstacle course runs so much good dirty fun, health officials said Thursday....

“These military-style adventure races attract high numbers of active-duty military personnel, along with young, active, extremely fit civilians. Persons typically are advised of the risks of participating and required to sign a liability waiver. Races are commonly held on farmlands where animal feces increase the risk for zoonotic disease transmission.”...

And last November, doctors reported that more than a dozen racers injured during a Tough Mudder event in Philadelphia had suffered electrical injuries from low current run through puddles to make the course more challenging.

[pinboy3niner]

1. Okay, all of you who are waiting to be Post Number Two--now's your chance. :)

[Arugula Latte]

2. This is bullshit.

But it is true.

[rug]

3. FR really has to fix its site.

[kwassa]

4. This is not a mudder, this is a shitter.

For those that don't get enough of this in real life.

[pipi_k]

5. They're guano be sorry for swallowing!