Posted on 09/29/2006 2:55:11 PM PDT by Dysart
MCKINNEY, Texas -- The Collin County Health Department on Friday reported that a Dallas resident died earlier this week after consuming raw oysters at a restaurant in Plano.
Oysters can be contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio vulnificus. This bacterium is naturally present in marine environments and does not alter the appearance, taste, or odor of oysters.
Among healthy people, ingestion of V. vulnificus can cause vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain.
In immunocompromised persons, particularly those with chronic liver disease, V. vulnificus can infect the bloodstream, causing a severe and life-threatening illness characterized by fever and chills, decreased blood pressure (septic shock), and blistering skin lesions.
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Actually, that's backwards. You're traditionally not supposed to eat them in June, July or August (the only months without Rs).
No, that was in Savannah.
Check out Raw Oysters Ping...
Thought you guys might appreciate this article, since you're always gabbin about the oysters and clams, etc. :)
Now that one I do know very well.
Sounds like it might have been Osaka's ... I never did trust their shellfish .... I wonder why they haven't NAMED the restaraunt. Living in Plano ... I might want to know.
Q. Can I eat oysters in months without an "R"?
A. Oysters can be eaten year round because of present day refrigeration. Formerly, oysters were eaten during months having an "R" in their name. This old "R" rule is no longer followed, and availability alone now governs when and how oysters may be eaten. In June, oysters spawn, which make them less plump; they are still safe for consumption.
Maybe we should ship some raw oysters and spinach over to Zawahiri and his "martyrs"?
Hood Canal in Washington state is loaded with them, and we used to go there crabbing.
One afternoon I musta shucked 300 of them suckers.
People loved them. I never in my life et one and don't plan on it.
Raw butter clams, on the other hand...
I love prepared shellfish, but my rule for raw oysters is to avoid them on days that end in "y".
I'm landlocked here in Michigan where we generally don't eat too many lake clams.
The posted portion of this article fails to mention that this same Dallas resident also consumed a Coca-Cola, and played Spirograph, prior to dieing.
Raw oysters = #1 cause of food poisoning.
Why? Because bacteria proliferate in shellfish in the warmer waters of summertime.
Yes, I'd be VERY surprised if this guy didn't have some other condition associated with this. And yeah, if you look at AIDS deaths, they've pretty much been attributed to anything you could imagine.
There are also some rather common iron storage diseases that are purely genetic. Hemochromacytoma, for instance, is very common in those of northern European descent. Having all that iron available in the body makes it very easy for microbes to form biofilms and hide from your immune system. I wouldn't be surprised if this were implicated, as well.
If God had meant us to eat raw food, he wouldn't have given us the microwave.
LOL, I did the same thing... Walked into a bar a long time ago in San Francisco and there sitting at the bar was one of the most beautiful Asian woman I've ever seen in my life (and that's saying a lot!). She invited me to eat raw oysters with her. How could I say no?
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