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Re:Amish Men Live Longer by graemep on Monday September 15, 2025 @10:50AM (#45250396)
The thing about milk is that its usually pretty obvious if its gone off.

The risk lies in certain diseases (TB is the highest risk) which can kill. However, there is a TB vaccine.

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Re:Amish Men Live Longer by HankStallone on Monday September 15, 2025 @10:56AM (#45250448)
And some entire US states have been declared TB-free and/or brucellosis free, and cows are routinely tested under various circumstances to ensure that they stay that way. So some of the risks of the past, whether or not they've been exaggerated, are no longer an issue.
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Re:Amish Men Live Longer by giardini on Monday September 15, 2025 @02:15PM (#45253091)
Yes, the BCG vaccine for TB:

https://www.cdc.gov/tb/vaccines/index.html

The BCG vaccine is not commonly used in USA.

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