Dr. B's Finest Kind Medical clinic and Fish Market

Cholera is still present and has periodic outbreaks both in poor countries and especially in those affected by disasters or war.

In Ruandan refugees and in other very poor countries of Africa:

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00052860.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00020745.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5334a2.htm

In the slums of South America

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00001948.htm

In today's world, both food borne illness associated with imported food or with world travelers can also occur, but thanks to soap and water and toilets, they rarely spread far.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00001972.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00015726.htm

Oh well, there go my Pina Colatas...

On the other hand, one advantage is that if you do catch diarrhea from your food, at least you can poo out in the luxury of the latest fad among the yuppies: Luxury waterclosets

 ...he installed a commode that opens automatically when he walks up to it, sprays his behind with water, dries him, and then flushes when he stands--it's also the heated floors, the chromotherapy hot tub and shower (that's colored water, in case you were wondering), the steam room enhanced with soothing aromas like lavender, the killer stereo system, and the LCD TV screen embedded into the mirror. "My thing is trying to make my house my resort," he says of the high-tech overhaul he wrapped up this month. The project, worth an estimated $80,000, will make its television debut November 24 on the DIY network's new fall series Bathroom Renovations.

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/040927/misc/27bath.div.htm

Thomas Crapper call your office

http://www.plumbingworld.com/historythomas.html

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