while deathes are rare, actualy cases of pally poisioning are not rare, I have been about 3 times my self, very mild cases all of them and yes one eas from touching with my hands while I had cut my finger on a chunk of rock with out realizing. Anthony Califo was poisioned twice himself by in advertantly wiping his face with his hand with out even thinking about it.

there is a need to be carfull, but also be reminded that the worst offenders are the hitchhikers not the intentionaly added ones.

Steve