# Its in the poop !? **URL:** \ **Category:** Share\ **Tags:** covid\ **Created:** [April 22, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/its-in-the-poop/9684 "2020-04-22T15:54:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MM2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/mm2/32/3032_2.png) [@MM2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MM2)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/its-in-the-poop/9684/1 "2020-04-22T15:54:04Z")
Interesting article regarding detection/assessment of covid in populations. > **[Sewer systems are a window into the coronavirus pandemic](https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/20/21227995/sewage-wastewater-poop-coronavirus-survellience-biobot)** > > The virus comes out your nose, but it also comes out your butt. ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/its-in-the-poop/9684/2 "2020-04-22T16:00:43Z")
And in the picture they are showing a stack of product worth more than gold to some people. (not me). edit - Imagine if South Park did an episode on this. It would be epic! ---
**Author:** ![elver](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/elver/32/8772_2.png) [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/its-in-the-poop/9684/3 "2020-04-22T23:49:03Z")
@Chris…I might refer you back to Season 1 Episode 1 “Cartman gets an anal probe”. There was also a video game called “South Park: The stick of truth” that had a whole level in the sewer if I recall correctly. Then again, the memory is fading like the laffs… ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/its-in-the-poop/9684/4 "2020-04-23T00:45:05Z")
Yes, I am thinking more of the “Spring Virus Poo” ---
**Author:** ![MM2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/mm2/32/3032_2.png) [@MM2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MM2)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 5:35am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/its-in-the-poop/9684/5 "2020-04-23T05:35:33Z")
Or maybe the ninja turtles will come to the rescue. ---
**Author:** ![elver](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/elver/32/8772_2.png) [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/its-in-the-poop/9684/6 "2020-04-23T14:14:26Z")
> [@Chris](#): > > “Spring Virus Poo” I don’t remember that episode, but I do remember the Tom Brady one… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/15WcQneNLy4/hqdefault.jpg "South Park - Tom Brady craps his pants") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15WcQneNLy4) ---
**Author:** ![RCA221](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RCA221](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/RCA221)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/its-in-the-poop/9684/7 "2020-04-23T16:15:58Z")
New England fan and luv it! ---
**Author:** ![lspielberg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/lspielberg/32/8074_2.png) [@lspielberg](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/lspielberg)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/its-in-the-poop/9684/8 "2020-04-27T22:34:48Z")
A couple of towns in my county have contracted with a company that tests waste water, to help them determine what the actual virus load is locally vs confirmed cases via testing. Unsurprisingly, it’s higher.