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Man dies from flesh-eating bacteria after swimming with new tattoo
Fox News ^ | 6/1/2017

Posted on 06/02/2017 1:27:03 PM PDT by sodpoodle

A 31-year-old man died after he reportedly ignored warnings about swimming after getting a new tattoo and contracted a flesh-eating bacteria infection in the Gulf of Mexico. The unidentified man, whose case was detailed in the British Medical Journal, had gotten a tattoo on his right calf five days prior to swimming, Metro reported.

The man had chosen a crucifix and pair of praying hands for his latest ink, and began suffering from fever, chills and a rash close to the tattoo after swimming, the news outlet reported. He reportedly developed sepsis in his right calf, which had turned purple by the time he was admitted to the hospital.

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: risks; tattoos
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To: Mat_Helm

Is it related to scurvy?


21 posted on 06/02/2017 1:44:49 PM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: sodpoodle
Leviticus 19:28 "Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD." (NIV)

The Old Testament practices still have value.

22 posted on 06/02/2017 1:46:10 PM PDT by The Truth Will Make You Free
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To: sodpoodle

I live here on the Gulf Coast, Destin-Ft. Walton Beach, and I don’t go into the water but rarely..............


23 posted on 06/02/2017 1:47:57 PM PDT by Red Badger (You can't assimilate one whose entire reason for being here is to not assimilate in the first place.)
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To: sodpoodle

Those praying hands didn’t do much good.

I don’t understand the tattoo fad either. Makes no sense. Most people change their clothes every day and try out new hair styles. That’s hard to do with tats. Once it’s on, it’s on and you’ll pay a hefty price in money and pain if you change your mind.


24 posted on 06/02/2017 1:48:06 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: montag813

The prohibition on tattoos in scripture was made because they were pretty much the province of pagan religions. Much like sacred groves.


25 posted on 06/02/2017 1:48:59 PM PDT by MrEdd (MrEdd)
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To: avenir

Not a good look at any age.


26 posted on 06/02/2017 1:50:02 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: montag813

Where in the bible? Have child who wants a tattoo and want to discourage them


27 posted on 06/02/2017 1:51:09 PM PDT by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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To: The Truth Will Make You Free

Even if one was a non believer you’d still have to noodle that writing out as being a good idea from people who figured some stuff out!


28 posted on 06/02/2017 1:51:22 PM PDT by Axenolith (Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
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To: dragnet2

Geez, I of one woman who got booby tats with her teen girls. First, the legal age is 18 in TX and they were younger. Second, one would think the “artist” could have been brought up on charges.


29 posted on 06/02/2017 1:54:30 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: Keyhopper

see post#22


30 posted on 06/02/2017 1:54:50 PM PDT by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers)
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To: Mat_Helm

Not just any Vitamin C.

It needs to be Liposomal C.


31 posted on 06/02/2017 1:56:21 PM PDT by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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To: sodpoodle

Per the msm article the infective organism was Vibro. This is the bacterium that gives you cholera. To my knowledge it is not a flesh eating bacteria. Vibro can go systemic and kill you. Per the pics there was necrosis in the area of the initial infection. If this did progress to the classic “flesh eating syndrome” it is no doubt to a weakened immune system.

The classic infection from vibro is via eating contaminated seafood. It then goes systemic and makes you ill or worse. I love raw oysters but no longer eat them. The cost benefit ratio is not worth it.

If you want the best cooked oyster ever made, it is served at Dragos in New Orleans. Follow the link below for the recipe.

https://www.thespruce.com/official-dragos-charbroiled-oysters-recipe-1135643


32 posted on 06/02/2017 2:00:06 PM PDT by cpdiii ( Deckhand, Roughneck, Mud Man, Geologist, Pilot, Pharmacist. CONSTITUTUTION IS WORTH DYING FOR!)
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To: rdl6989

They will pay thousands to have them removed.


33 posted on 06/02/2017 2:00:56 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Conservatives love America for what it is. Liberals hate America for the same reason.)
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To: miss marmelstein

No, but a doctor in England who went through all the protocol for sepsis and nothing worked and the patients organs shut down attempted a hydro cortisone and massive vitamin C drip and had his patient near death recover. He than had others try the same after last resort antibiotics failed and also had patients recover. Skeptical medical practice has tried to debunk the results saying it is not possible, but the word is getting out and others are having success in trying this protocol when there is nothing else to lose. Worth remembering...


34 posted on 06/02/2017 2:03:04 PM PDT by Mat_Helm
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To: bgill

I have no idea what you’re talking about.


35 posted on 06/02/2017 2:03:37 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: bgill

I have no idea what you’re talking about.


36 posted on 06/02/2017 2:03:52 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Mat_Helm

Fascinating! Truly.


37 posted on 06/02/2017 2:05:06 PM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: cpdiii

I checked for more reports on this, by different outlets and you are correct in the ‘flesh eating’ vs. ‘vibro’ cause difference.

He was identified as a 31 year-old Hispanic with a 12 bottles of beer a day drinking history.

The photos are from the Daily Mail - gross.


38 posted on 06/02/2017 2:06:03 PM PDT by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers)
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To: montag813

Leviticus 19:28: “’Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.” NIV.


39 posted on 06/02/2017 2:07:19 PM PDT by Fungi (Mucor roxii is not a rock band.)
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To: Keyhopper

It is proscribed by Jews and Catholics and it can be found in Leviticus 19.

Of course, people ignore that.


40 posted on 06/02/2017 2:07:29 PM PDT by miss marmelstein
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