You Freepers should not do a google image search on the term flesh eating bacteria if you want to keep your lunch.
Posted on 06/15/2015 6:09:06 AM PDT by Zakeet
Last week, TV stations and wire reports began spreading an urgent warning from the Florida Department of Health: A flesh-eating bacteria was spreading in Florida's oceans, health officials warned. More than 30 swimmers have been infected in the past year, including seven in 2015. Two people have already died this year from the bacteria, which — again — literally eats human flesh.
Now, the Florida DOH has released an equally vital update. "Visitors encouraged to visit Florida's beautiful beaches," reads the glowing, slightly repetitive headline. Oh, and about that whole flesh eating bacteria thing? Don't worry about it!
(Excerpt) Read more at miaminewtimes.com ...
You Freepers should not do a google image search on the term flesh eating bacteria if you want to keep your lunch.
Come to Florida and swim at our beaches! And when those sores start growing, WE KNOW NOTHING!
Nothing to see here.
Move along.
Move along.
There are numerous bacteria that can be called “flesh eating” under the right circumstances One can come in contact with them anywhere. To get a flesh eating infection usually requires an immune system that is impaired I wouldn’t be afraid to go swimming
Cue Jaws theme.
I’m pleased and happy to repeat the news that we have, in fact, caught and killed a bacteria that supposedly injured some bathers. But, as you see, it’s a beautiful day, the beaches are open and people are having a wonderful time. Amity, as you know, means “friendship”.
FReepers like you ruin all the potential hysteria of a thread like this! ;-]
Floriduh flesh PING
Florida= more beaches, high to moderate temperatures, millions of visitors plus locals using the beaches, and 7 cases is an epidemic?
V. vulnificus causes an infection often incurred after eating seafood, especially raw or undercooked oysters. It does not alter the appearance, taste, or odor of oysters. The bacteria can also enter the body through open wounds when swimming or wading in infected waters, or by puncture wounds from the spines of fish such as tilapia or stingrays.
V. vulnificus is 80 times more likely to spread into the bloodstream in people with compromised immune systems, especially those with chronic liver disease. V. vulnificus bloodstream infections are fatal about 50% of the time.
I’m not taking a soak in that human bacteria frat they got goin’ there.
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This reporter needs to be drummed out of the buisness. I didn’t read one word about Man Made Global Warming as the cause of this terrible bacteria.
This is not exactly news on the gulf coast. The vibrio bacteria began to spread after the oil spill, turns out vibrio also eats crude oil. I’ve had vibrio twice, catch it quick, use bactrim, no sweat. Local Dr’s are very aware of the problem, my Dr had a patient lose his foot cause he waited too long to get treatment.
What is not surprising are the lengths that tourist towns are going to, to keep this quiet.
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