Sharks, sting Ray's and now this

[gamiller]

https://sciencecodex.com/ocean-swim...ome-increasing-vulnerability-infection-628009
For what it's worth

 

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[cudamark]

More Chicken Littles IMO. If it was a real health problem, there would be a lot more people coming down with these infections. Occasionally, we see someone in the news who has been infected, but, considering the vast numbers of people who go into the ocean each year, It's extremely rare. Do I go into the ocean right after a storm when the bacterial levels are high? Nope, but, others do, and some contract something because of it. you can't fix stupid.

 

[ARC]

Hmm... perhaps this is what's wrong with me... and all the while I was blaming the Rum.

Yes now... this has to be it... awww come back to daddy nice rummy rum rum.

 

[Rum Tide]

Old news. For hundreds of years, sailors have been administering Rum antidotes immediately after any exposure to the oceans salt water.

 

[cudamark]

Well, let's see here......alcohol kills germs, so, maybe there's something to it.........hmmm...... I plan on going into the ocean sometime soon, so, a little preventive maintenance might be in order! A daiquiri does sound pretty good right now!

 

[nfunk]

I used to work construction out on Siesta Key, Florida and numerous times I would cut myself somewhere or step on a nail. I found the salt water was the best thing for these wounds never having an infection and with rapid healing.

 

[Megalodon]

I used to work construction out on Siesta Key, Florida and numerous times I would cut myself somewhere or step on a nail. I found the salt water was the best thing for these wounds never having an infection and with rapid healing.

You were fortunate. Vibrio vulnificus infections are very serious. Most deaths occur in those over 55 or so, or those with compromised immune systems, at water temps above about 70. Locally, in Chesapeake Bay, people consider themselves fortunate if they only lose a limb. Untreated or treated too late, it is a horrible way to die. I wade the Bay fossil hunting, and I go directly in the shower when I get back. I know people who have died, others who lost fingers, and some who survived but are disfigured. It is a horrible and common infection.

Vibrio vulnificus Infection - Pictures

 

[RustyGold]

A couple of times I’ve paddled out not knowing there was a problem. I’m glad I didn’t contract anything serious. I feel fortunate.

 

[Megalodon]

More Chicken Littles IMO. If it was a real health problem, there would be a lot more people coming down with these infections. Occasionally, we see someone in the news who has been infected, but, considering the vast numbers of people who go into the ocean each year, It's extremely rare. Do I go into the ocean right after a storm when the bacterial levels are high? Nope, but, others do, and some contract something because of it. you can't fix stupid.

The freedom of the internet means anyone - even the grossly uninformed can simply dismiss facts and spout nonsense like this. Vibrio vulnificus infections are common in this area and many other coastal areas. The lowest mortality rate estimate that I have found for Vibrio infections is 25%; note that it kills within 48 hours:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibrio_vulnificus

CDC and webmd etc have the same facts - for those interested in facts.

Chicken littles? Please post your medical diploma here. Everyone else - that post is an example of who to put on the ignore list.

 

[cudamark]

The freedom of the internet means anyone - even the grossly uninformed can simply dismiss facts and spout nonsense like this. Vibrio vulnificus infections are common in this area and many other coastal areas. The lowest mortality rate estimate that I have found for Vibrio infections is 25%; note that it kills within 48 hours:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibrio_vulnificus

CDC and webmd etc have the same facts - for those interested in facts.

Chicken littles? Please post your medical diploma here. Everyone else - that post is an example of who to put on the ignore list.

You quote the CDC here, so, let's look at their numbers. They state that on average 100 people die from vibrio vulnificus each year......49 of which from not ingesting infected seafood. They also claim that most of these people who died had underlying medical conditions, such as liver disease, AIDS, Etc. So, with hundreds of millions (maybe billions?) of exposures each year by all sorts of people swimming in the ocean, and 49 deaths from mostly people with compromised immune systems, yeah, I think it's pretty unlikely that anyone will contract this disease. If you do, heaven help you, but, you're more likely to be struck by lightening or win the lottery. To call this a "common" occurrence, is just plain inaccurate, and scaring people unnecessarily IMO. Frankly, it's not something that I'm going to worry about, but, hey, if it keeps you out of the water, more finds for the rest of us!