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Old 11-19-2009, 05:23 PM
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People most vulnerable to infection by the flesh-eating bacteria are those who have weakened immune systems, for instance people with chronic liver disease or people undergoing chemotherapy. The CDC says that a recent study showed that people who already had a medical condition of some kind were 80 times more likely to become infected than healthy people.
What are the risks for an other wise healthy individual? Very, very minute chance I suppose...

There is a better chance of winning the lottery or being struck by lighting than contracting some "flesh eating bacteria" from the ocean.
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Old 11-19-2009, 05:36 PM
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What are the risks for an other wise healthy individual? Very, very minute chance I suppose...

There is a better chance of winning the lottery or being struck by lighting than contracting some "flesh eating bacteria" from the ocean.
I don't gamble with My Kids safety, you can do as you please. Mine had problems with ear infections as it was. I have known no one who has been struck by lighting in my life. But I know two people that had "Flesh eating Bacteria" in just the last five years.
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Old 11-19-2009, 05:38 PM
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Some of you Guys sound like the Mayor in "Jaws"---scared to run off the tourist crowd. "There no sharks, everybody get in the water"

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Old 11-20-2009, 09:39 AM
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Thread closed, too much off topic chatter.
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