Some years ago, a friend of mine in Tallahassee contracted a life threatening vibrio infection while surf fishing in the Gulf. A month in intensive care saved his life but left him with a permanent limp and difficulty walking.
If it isn’t flesh eating bacteria, it’s amoebas, Red Tide, alligators, Burmese Pythons, malaria, West Nile Virus, Dengue Fever.....Florida is America’s version of Australia............