40% of the contestants on Alone got some kind of gastric bug. The majority, I think, was the biggest culprit because they were hunting beavers. It only takes two cysts, so two cysts under a microscope to get infected. So hygiene, if you have a good idea of how to keep your camp clean and practice good hygiene, that goes a long way. You can eat beaver, just make sure that you're not using a beaver tail as your plate,. which I think someone did and got really sick. This is quick. They deserved that. Let me just put it that they got what they deserved. We'll slip one in before our second break.
Can science help you survive in the Arctic? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly learn about what happens to the body during starvation and harsh conditions with survival doctor and contestant on S9 of Alone, Dr. Teimojin Tan.
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