The steam point is not as commonly used as the ice point, but it provides a good method to verify thermometers at a second temperature. In this method, you create steam by boiling water in a beaker. As the steam rises, it will condense on a thermometer that is colder than the boiling point of the water. Insert the calibrated and test thermometers so that the tips of the probes are 10 cm to 15 cm (approximately 4 in. to 6 in.) below the surface of the water. ( 2 If a thermometer probe is very short, immerse the probe as deeply as you can without getting water in the wiring.). 3  Wait 5 min.
Dogs, humans, and other animals do have their own forms of coccidia, but most coccidians are very host-specific. That is, most coccidia species that live in cats canât live in dogs or humans, and vice versa. Toxoplasmosis: There are exceptions to the rule â there are a few coccidia parasites that can infect cats, humans, and dogs. The most common, Toxoplasma, causes toxoplasmosis, a disease thatâs especially dangerous for pregnant women.
Since young puppies and kittens, usually those less than six months of age, have no immunity to Coccidia, the organisms reproduce in great numbers and parasitize the young animalâs intestines. Many times this has severe effects. From exposure to the Coccidia in feces to the onset of the illness is about 13 days. Most puppies and kittens who are ill from Coccidia are, therefore, two weeks of age and older. Although most infections are the result of being passed down from the mother at birth, this is not always the case.