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06-29-2016, 05:52 PM #1Senior Member
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"Flesh eating bacteria"
No swim advisory issued for Florida panhandle beaches | WSB-TV
This stuff is pretty typical in the gulf right? Any issues near gulf shores recently?
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Vibrio Vulnificus is present in all tropical and most temperate salt waters in the world. Locally it is most present in the summer in the northern GoM.
Originally Posted by Mattb
It is nasty and you do not want it, but most of the people who suffer catastrophic illnesses have compromised immune systems because of chemotherapy, transplants, or some other problem. To be extra safe treat any nicks or cuts with care - hydrogen peroxide or bleach washed on them immediately. If any signs of infection appear get to a doctor immediately if not sooner. Once it gets established you have a problem. Most healthy people can throw it off with treatment.
Edit: I could not get the link to work before I posted, but I had seen the advisory. The "fecal" bacteria was not found in Alabama, but everybody always has a little vibrio around in the summer - world wide in warm water. Vibrio is related to cholera and is the one usually referred to as "flesh eating".People are shocked to see sharks in the water around here.
If you see natural water taste it. If it's salty it has sharks in it. If it's fresh it has alligators in it. If it's brackish it has both.
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I would worry more about the drive down to the coast versus vibrio. Unless you are immune-compromised
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Wow, this is getting as many comments and as much coverage as CNN gives Hillary's dark side.
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Turn out the story was complete bullshit:
Are beaches on the Florida Panhandle closed? Atlanta report causes panic; water advisories in place | AL.combodebum likes this.Carl
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That figures!!! I have several friends here in Atlanta that will be in Destin next week!!! They were all in panic mode!!!
Thanks for the update Carl !!!!!!!!!!"Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day." ~Author Unknown
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Saw about the algae on National News last evening. Said water was released from Okeechobee to help flooding and contaminated waters downstream.
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It's all Bush's fault!
Sorry, but it had to be said.bodebum likes this.
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Or as Your current president says, 'it is global warming' Regardless it is something that occurs in warm water with little circulation. Originally Posted by FinChaser
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Florida beach update: Latest on Gulf Coast; Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas water reports | AL.com
I believe all the FL beaches with advisories are back-bay areas.
Whole lotta fuss about nothing.Carl
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