A Flesh-Eating Pathogen Has Come for East Coast Beaches. It Can Kill You in 2 Days

[Rudy]

Careful out there!

Three deaths in the Northeast from an uncommon flesh-eating bacterium came from both swimming in infected warm water and contaminated raw shellfish. That’s put the entire region on alert, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issuing a warning on the growing dangers of the bacteria.

And it’s best to take this seriously, as Vibrio vulnificus is known to kill humans in as little as one to two days.

Two deaths in Connecticut, one in New York, and a potential fourth in New York are all linked to Vibrio vulnificus, a bacterium that grows in warm, brackish water and can live on raw shellfish.

A Flesh-Eating Pathogen Has Come for East Coast Beaches. It Can Kill You in 2 Days.

A flesh-eating bacterium has come for East Coast beaches—and it can kill you in two days. The CDC has officially issued an emergency health alert.

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[Surf Master]

Woops , Craig said full body Armour now before hunting , I guess that kills the seafood A few in Florida's West coast died from eating raw oysters. PS Attention OBN , Craig is in need of a Stay Puff Dry Suit with -- https://www.ebay.com/itm/3146018050...4dcf21e87d4a7010e99923c5d7aed07d&toolid=20006 Can you hook him up

 

[OBN]

Earl we've had that in the bay for years now during the later summer months, but not to the point it kills you. The big thing is do not go in the water with any kind of cut, even a bad hang nail is dangerous. I rarely go out if I have any cuts but If I do I use something called.. 3M Tegaderm Transparent Dressing .....its like a second layer of skin and very strong, it does require careful application since it is so thin......Works great for sealing any type of cuts, or wounds.

Craigs a winter hunter, that stuff only lives in warm waters.

3M Tegaderm Transparent Dressing is so good I even use it to seal the piezo buzzers on the skulles headsets the last few years, the advantage .. its less restrictive than anything else and makes the piezo fully waterproof.. after 2 years it seems to handle the summer heat with no issues.

 

[itsaring!]

Careful out there!

Three deaths in the Northeast from an uncommon flesh-eating bacterium came from both swimming in infected warm water and contaminated raw shellfish. That’s put the entire region on alert, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issuing a warning on the growing dangers of the bacteria.

And it’s best to take this seriously, as Vibrio vulnificus is known to kill humans in as little as one to two days.

Two deaths in Connecticut, one in New York, and a potential fourth in New York are all linked to Vibrio vulnificus, a bacterium that grows in warm, brackish water and can live on raw shellfish.

A Flesh-Eating Pathogen Has Come for East Coast Beaches. It Can Kill You in 2 Days.

A flesh-eating bacterium has come for East Coast beaches—and it can kill you in two days. The CDC has officially issued an emergency health alert.

www.yahoo.com

Been around for a good bit where I live. Worked at a woman's house years ago who was on the news. Her Husband bought a dozen blue crabs at a fish market. Got pinched by one. He wound up dying from a crab pinch. Several years after a close brush from a Hurricane a Police officer stepped on a board with a nail in it. Same thing. Died from the flesh eating bacteria. At one time they were investigating the fishing industry in the area due to some getting it from handling the seafood. They don't talk about it at all around here anymore. You'd crash the seafood market. All you have to do is eat an undercooked shrimp or get poked by it and it's over. Did have a friend get Hepatitis from shrimp as well. They used to teach you to bite part of the tail off a live shrimp you are fishing with so it can't swim as fast when a fish is coming for it. It's not the safest thing to do.

 

[Cfmct]

Careful out there!

Three deaths in the Northeast from an uncommon flesh-eating bacterium came from both swimming in infected warm water and contaminated raw shellfish. That’s put the entire region on alert, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issuing a warning on the growing dangers of the bacteria.

And it’s best to take this seriously, as Vibrio vulnificus is known to kill humans in as little as one to two days.

Two deaths in Connecticut, one in New York, and a potential fourth in New York are all linked to Vibrio vulnificus, a bacterium that grows in warm, brackish water and can live on raw shellfish.

A Flesh-Eating Pathogen Has Come for East Coast Beaches. It Can Kill You in 2 Days.

A flesh-eating bacterium has come for East Coast beaches—and it can kill you in two days. The CDC has officially issued an emergency health alert.

www.yahoo.com

This year our water temp hit 80, I have never seen that before.... in front of many of our beaches are oyster beds where this thing thrives... once water temps cools the threat goes away....

Was watching a special on it on the discovery channel last week and in the future thay said it might be impossible to even go into the water world wide as ships use water as ballast and carry Vibrio around the world...

I can remember when one would go to the beach to cleanse a wound in the saltwater, those days are over...


I don't worry about it, because I hunt winter and cold water is not friendly to Vibrio...

 

[FelixtheCat]

I hear those that were struck by lightning are immune to that nonsense.

 

[AlpoRanch]

Yawn. Personally, if a 100 a day were to come down with this then it's an issue. More people are going to die from Chinese Food poisoning in the next week than from the flesh eating virus.

 

[OBN]

I hear those that were struck by lightning are immune to that nonsense.

Being serious have you noticed anything out of the ordinary? Physically, Mentally, Spiritually.. I have noticed your not digging many felix pennies any more. and seems your finding more gold?

 

[TampaBayBrad]

I rarely go out if I have any cuts but If I do I use something called.. 3M Tegaderm Transparent Dressing .....its like a second layer of skin and very strong

Thanks. I burned myself reaching in my smoker Monday and plan on water hunting this coming Monday. Ordered some of this on Amazon. Arrives tomorrow....a little peace of mind if nothing else.

 

[OBN]

Thanks. I burned myself reaching in my smoker Monday and plan on water hunting this coming Monday. Ordered some of this on Amazon. Arrives tomorrow....a little peace of mind if nothing else.

It is amazing stuff and has saved me several times. If you have felix fingers (hairy) I would shave them, or any other spots you may cover. You get a better seal and no pain when it comes off...The stuff will hold for days..

 

[Surf Master]

LOL JOE , ( If you have felix fingers (hairy) I would shave them, ) PS He might as well being retired , and hunting only Mens beaches, I would bet they all prefer everything shaved

 

[diggin4clad]

Every year hundreds of thousands if not millions of people go to the beach and have no problem with this. No one wants to get sick or die but the transmission rate of this disease is extremely small. It's been around for a long time and will always be with us.

 

[metaladdict]

It is amazing stuff and has saved me several times. If you have felix fingers (hairy) I would shave them, or any other spots you may cover. You get a better seal and no pain when it comes off...The stuff will hold for days..

Felix fingers!

 

[SeabeeRon]

Felix fingers!

…and don’t forget those hairy toes!

 

[LongJohnSilver1]

You're far more likely to die driving to the beach. People fear this stuff because it seems like it's out of our control, while we kid ourselves that becoming a road toll is something we can control.
I see it here all the time with sharks, we put up big nets to keep them out. The sharks can unironically jump over the nets.

 

[itsaring!]

Every year hundreds of thousands if not millions of people go to the beach and have no problem with this. No one wants to get sick or die but the transmission rate of this disease is extremely small. It's been around for a long time and will always be with us.

Way back when I was a kid swimming in dirty lakes they used to keep you out of the water with the brain eating amoeba.

 

[diggin4clad]

Way back when I was a kid swimming in dirty lakes they used to keep you out of the water with the brain eating amoeba.

Around here it was fairly common to keep folks out of the ocean water due to jellyfish infestations.

 

[TampaBayBrad]

Around here it was fairly common to keep folks out of the ocean water due to jellyfish infestations.

Man-O-War jellies were bigger back in the day than now. Used to come up almost every year on the Fl. east coast.

 

[KOB]

Jellyfish are a delicacy and aphrodisiac. Goes for $20+ lb.