What’s Lurking in Your Beach's Water?

WebMD Health News ^ | July 14, 2016 | Brenda Goodman

[Berlin_Freeper]

Brian Parrott can’t watch news reports about what happened to him. He can still barely believe it.

Parrott, a 50-year-old security guard, went to a Galveston, TX, beach with his son and grandchildren on a recent Sunday afternoon. He went to work as usual on Monday, but by Tuesday, he was running a fever and his right leg had turned red. On Wednesday, his leg was covered in oozing blisters. On Thursday, when he finally went to the emergency room, doctors told him he could lose his leg or his life.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Thousands of jellyfish

[Berlin_Freeper]

“When there’s rain, a lot of that storm water washes into the water and it brings with it a lot of bacteria and contamination,”

[Berlin_Freeper]

a Kenyan migrant

[Berlin_Freeper]

"They said, 'active shooter in the area' everybody panicked and got their children and here we are about to leave,"

[Berlin_Freeper]

http://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2016/07/14/pokemon-go-fanatics-flock-beach/87035136/

[Berlin_Freeper]

craters can cause 'sand holes' which could potentially swallow up anyone who accidentally steps into them.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Two Pokemon Go players fall off beach cliff

[Berlin_Freeper]

Jamison has returned

[Berlin_Freeper]

'insane'

[Berlin_Freeper]

bizarre fashion trend on Chinese beaches

[samtheman]

That is bizarre

[PIF]

From the Article:
Parrott was infected with a rare but aggressive bacteria called Vibrio vulnificus. About 120 people get it in the U.S. every year, according to the CDC. If the infection travels to the bloodstream, it’s fatal in about half of those cases, according to the FDA. People get infected by vibrio in a couple of different ways - by coming into contact with warm salt or brackish water or by eating contaminated seafood, like oysters.

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And vibrio may not be the only thing lurking in beach water. This year, toxic algae and high levels of bacteria from fecal matter have been reported at beaches on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.

(Also likely for Lake Superior and beaches with Milwaukee MSD dumping raw sewage by the million gallons afrer heavy rainfalls.)

[CGASMIA68]

Warm Brakish is one reason I never liked the Gulf beaches,plus the waves suck.
More activity in the Atlantic to keep things tired up.
This years Algae in shore will dissipate as winds shift come fall and winter..and the F’ed up Army Corp of Non Engineers(East West Canal System is a whole other debacle) stops dumping fresh aqufer & lake water in to the Atlantic.
Especially at points where it cannot circulate out to and quick enough in to the big pond.

Government screws up everything it touches

[CGASMIA68]

“tired up” = “stirred up” ,but intelligent Frepers knew that

[reformedliberal]

Milwaukee is on Lake Michigan.

Lake Superior is cold and much further north.

[PIF]

Lack of coffee problem ...

[fruser1]

Since many beaches have bans on smoking, it should be safe now, right?

[762X51]

It seems that almost without exception the people that contract Vibrio have an underlying ailment. It’s usually a liver disease.

[762X51]

Just saw it on the last page of the article. Diabetes.