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Five people are confirmed dead in the Tampa Bay area due to a rare, flesh-eating bacteria in the waters.

According to Florida Health, Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium that naturally occurs in warm, brackish seawater and requires salt.

3 deaths attributed to the bacteria were also reported in New York and Connecticut. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vibrio-vulnificus-3-dead-rare-bacterial-infection-new-york-connecticut/

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[–] uphillbothways@kbin.social 37 points 2 years ago

As sea temperature approaches body temperature...

[–] exohuman@programming.dev 22 points 2 years ago

Washing your hands after handing raw shellfish Avoid contaminating cooked shellfish with raw shellfish and its juices Washing wounds and cuts thoroughly if they have been exposed to seawater, raw seafood or its juices

I think I am done with shellfish for a while. All of the water in the Florida region has been very warm this year so if that bacteria is in it…

[–] d4rknusw1ld@artemis.camp 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Someone saw off Florida. Bugs did the right thing.

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Don't worry, soon it's going to be buried in 25 feet of seaweed for the next 1,000 years.

[–] Famborghini@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

An older guy that goes to my church had this and it almost killed him, got a good part of one of his arms before they got a handle on it IIRC

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago

Vibrio is generally a nasty genus. It includes this, several other pathogens (like cholera), and it also is the likely source of tetrodotoxin, which is used by things like pufferfish and poisonous salamanders.

[–] Jumper775@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Classic florida

[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

First malaria, then leprosy, now this. Florida, I’d ask if you’re ok, but clearly you’re not.

[–] CobblerScholar@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

I mean every shitty bacteria/fungus/virus that has plagued humanity started in a tropical area. Florida is a subtropical state which due to climate change is rapidly becoming more and more tropical.

[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Alwayshasbeen.jpg

[–] 0Empty0@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I'm never eating oysters again

[–] jollyrogue@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You're getting downvoted but at this point I'm with you. Something has to make people care about we're doing to planet

[–] Whatsupdude@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago

You almost had it. Your comment was pretty good and then you forgot a couple words at the end and ruined it. Good job buddy.

[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago

Read this like Go Speed Racer, Go!