[Smittie]

I would guess the infection came from a cut on her leg coming into contact with contaminated water and not from eating the oysters themselves.

That said, I never understood how or why someone would eat anything as disgusting as an oyster, especially a raw one...

[Nifster]

Because oysters are yummy

[Daaave]

I never understood how or why someone would eat anything as disgusting as an oyster, especially a raw one...

It's like you cleaned a fish and threw out the meat. And ate the guts instead.

[Bikkuri]

I never understood how or why someone would eat anything as disgusting as an oyster, especially a raw one...

+1

[T-Bone Texan]

"...That said, I never understood how or why someone would eat anything as disgusting as an oyster, especially a raw one..."

Oh, c'mon. This is a demographic that puts furburgers, meat flaps, bearded clam, and beavers in their mouths.

And then they do that scissoring thing.