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Hundreds of recruits get sick at Marine boot camp
sandiego union tribune ^ | 10/31/2017 | Carl Prine

Posted on 11/01/2017 4:09:07 PM PDT by BenLurkin

More than 300 recruits at the Marines’ boot camp in San Diego are suffering from diarrheal symptoms from an bacterial outbreak, officials disclosed on Tuesday.

With most of the cases linked to Shiga toxin-producing E.coli bacteria physicians are treating 302 patients out of the more than 5,500 candidates undergoing training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot.

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The bacteria was identified in recruits at both the depot and at Edson Range at Camp Pendleton beginning on Wednesday but the number of cases spiked on Monday, officials said.

Ten recruits were transported to an undisclosed hospital off the base for additional care.

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Family members will be notified if the illnesses delays a recruit’s graduation date and no drill instructors or other base staffers appear to have contracted the malady, he added.

While investigators continue searching for the source of the contagion, commanders have quarantined sick recruits from those who have yet to display symptoms, mandated increased hand washing and ensured proper sanitation in all training areas, officials said.

(Excerpt) Read more at sandiegouniontribune.com ...


TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: food; poisoning
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To: NoCmpromiz

Possibly.


41 posted on 11/01/2017 9:05:05 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Captain Rhino
Research the the Dunning-Kruger Effect:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect

It explains why democrats are what they are.

42 posted on 11/01/2017 9:34:41 PM PDT by jonascord (First rule of the Dunning-Kruger Club is that you do not know you are in the Dunning-Kruger club.)
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To: MurrietaMadman
re: check the vaccinations

AFAIK, you can't vaccinate for E. Coli

43 posted on 11/01/2017 11:45:58 PM PDT by BwanaNdege ("The church ... is not the master or the servant of the state, but the conscience" - Luther)
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To: Taylor42

Maybe it’s just San Diego syndrome.

Or too many muzzies who wipe their butt with their fingers working in the chow line..


44 posted on 11/02/2017 12:20:33 AM PDT by NoCmpromiz (John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
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To: BenLurkin

My Grandson is in the affected group, currently at MCRD (yes, I’m proud!). A month ago, half of ‘em had some pneumonia crud. Wonder if there’s any correlation between the ones who had that and the sick ones, now.

We are like 37 days from graduation (Dec 8), praying for ALL of the recruits!


45 posted on 11/02/2017 1:35:58 AM PDT by FrogMom (The education system: The ongoing fundamental transformation.)
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To: BenLurkin

Muslim COOK? ANTIFA COOK?


46 posted on 11/02/2017 2:37:18 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: AlaskaErik

“GROUND sausage SOS is the MOAB!”

“Mother of all Breakfasts?”

That’s right... but it has to be a homebrew.


47 posted on 11/02/2017 9:11:34 AM PDT by Clutch Martin (Hot sauce aside, every culture has its pancakes, just as every culture has its noodle.)
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To: Vaquero

Winner!


48 posted on 11/02/2017 9:12:57 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: pfflier

USAF basic training was moved from Lackland AFB in San Antonio to Amarillo AFB in 1966 or so because of meningitis......Huh? Lackland was there in 1969.


49 posted on 11/02/2017 9:19:31 AM PDT by Safetgiver (Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
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To: Safetgiver
Basic training was relocated temporarily during the meningitis outbreak.

"Largely because of a meningitis outbreak at Lackland AFB, in February 1966 the Air Force diverted incoming recruits to Amarillo, a base scheduled to close in July 1968.

Lackland sent a sizable cadre of permanent party personnel to Amarillo to assist. It was not until the latter part of March that Lackland was back to normal. However, due to the influx of trainees for the Vietnam buildup, Amarillo continued basic military training until November 1968. The last class was graduated on 11 December 1968."

50 posted on 11/02/2017 10:16:24 AM PDT by pfflier
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To: BwanaNdege

AFAIK, you are correct but I’m not talking about that. I’m wondering what else was in the vaccines.

An example of what I am writing about is https://www.nature.com/articles/s41541-017-0024-6?error=cookies_not_supported&code=008fa910-ba6e-4eeb-840a-5439999b3897

My use of the subject at that link is intended to be an example of the increasing capabilities of science. It is not a claim that it is the specific cause for the outbreak of the recruit illness.

Since I do not have even a little bit of trust in this politically criminal controlled government my concern is DoD cooperation, knowingly or not, in the testing of an advanced means of population control. Where better for advanced testing than in a controlled environment of a military boot camp?


51 posted on 11/02/2017 10:37:17 AM PDT by MurrietaMadman (Drain swamp drain.)
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