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/
15 Comments
uphillbothways@kbin.social · 37 pts · 2y
As sea temperature approaches body temperature...
exohuman@programming.dev · 22 pts · 2y
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 pts · 2y
Someone saw off Florida. Bugs did the right thing.
JustZ@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
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 pts · 2y
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 pts · 2y
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 pts · 2y
Classic florida
stopthatgirl7@kbin.social · 5 pts · 2y
First malaria, then leprosy, now this. Florida, I’d ask if you’re ok, but clearly you’re not.
CobblerScholar@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y
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 pts · 2y
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0Empty0@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
I'm never eating oysters again
jollyrogue@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 2y
Go bacteria, go!
Kbobabob@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
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 pts · 2y
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 pts · 2y
Read this like Go Speed Racer, Go!