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C0RI0LANUS

(2,069 posts)
Sun Dec 29, 2024, 04:28 AM Sunday

Flesh-Eating Bacteria Cases in Florida Prompt Warnings for Disney World Guests But Cases Rare in Their Vicinity

Last edited Sun Dec 29, 2024, 07:40 AM - Edit history (2)


(Image credit: Inside The Magic)

In 2024, Florida reported 83 confirmed cases of Vibrio vulnificus, almost doubling the 46 cases seen in 2023. 17 deaths have been attributed to the bacterium this year compared to 11 in 2023.

The recent spike in cases is linked to two powerful hurricanes—Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton—which battered Florida with heavy rainfall and flooding. These conditions create ideal environments for Vibrio vulnificus to thrive in warm, brackish, and saltwater areas.

The Florida Department of Health has identified counties with elevated cases, including Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lee, Pasco, Pinellas, and Sarasota. Fortunately, Disney World is located in Orange and Osceola Counties, where Vibrio vulnificus cases remain rare.

According to the CDC, this bacteria can enter a human through an open wound or by consuming seafood contaminated with Vibrio vulnificus.

Necrotizing fasciitis can result in life-long complications from loss of limbs or severe scarring due to surgically removing infected tissue. Even with treatment, up to 1 in 5 people died from the infection.



Global warming has been linked to the increase in flesh-eating bacteria in several states.

Sources:

https://insidethemagic.net/2024/12/disney-world-flesh-eating-bacteria-emd1/

https://www.cdc.gov/group-a-strep/about/necrotizing-fasciitis.html

https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2024/02/02/flesh-eating-infections-rising-on-the-east-coast-scientists-warn---global-warming-is-making-it-worse/
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Flesh-Eating Bacteria Cases in Florida Prompt Warnings for Disney World Guests But Cases Rare in Their Vicinity (Original Post) C0RI0LANUS Sunday OP
from the third link: "On Friday, September 1, 2023, The Us Centers For Disease Control And Prevention ..." eppur_se_muova Sunday #1
What a typo that author didn't check. Thanks for catching that. C0RI0LANUS Sunday #2
Maybe it's not a typo DeeDeeNY Sunday #6
True. But I followed an old mafia rule: "If you don't understand it, get rid of it." So, I removed the offending link. C0RI0LANUS Sunday #8
These is the reason we need to get rid of the CDC, how can dem4decades Sunday #3
"There is no danger to me if I don't see it or hear it" thinks this creature below. C0RI0LANUS Sunday #4
Title is a hook which is inaccurate. Baitball Blogger Sunday #5
Hi Baitball Blogger. Good catch. Should I change the title of their article? Is that permissible? C0RI0LANUS Sunday #7
As for the title, the big news is that certain counties in Florida have a problem. Baitball Blogger Sunday #10
The sentence about Disney was already there, but I bolded it and emended the OP title as you suggested. C0RI0LANUS Sunday #12
The pin in Alabama certainly is an outlier Old Crank Sunday #9
From one old crank to another, thanks. Do you remember the case of the girl catching it in Georgia in 2016? C0RI0LANUS Sunday #11
If you are at Disney you won't be in a lake or stream Historic NY Sunday #13
Hi Historic NY. Good point. Maybe the Disney folks are worried about folks staying at the beach. C0RI0LANUS Sunday #14
Florida: no right to clean water cbabe Sunday #15
Wow. The greatest fiction writers couldn't come up with lunacy like that ruling. Thanks for the info, cbabe. C0RI0LANUS Sunday #16

eppur_se_muova

(37,757 posts)
1. from the third link: "On Friday, September 1, 2023, The Us Centers For Disease Control And Prevention ..."
Sun Dec 29, 2024, 05:34 AM
Sunday

"On Friday, September 1, 2023, The Us Centers For Disease Control And Prevention Issued A National Health Alert To Warn Doctors And Clinicians To Be On The Lookout For People."

I'm not sure what to do with that information.

C0RI0LANUS

(2,069 posts)
8. True. But I followed an old mafia rule: "If you don't understand it, get rid of it." So, I removed the offending link.
Sun Dec 29, 2024, 07:07 AM
Sunday

dem4decades

(12,036 posts)
3. These is the reason we need to get rid of the CDC, how can
Sun Dec 29, 2024, 06:31 AM
Sunday

America be Great Again with information like this?

Baitball Blogger

(48,537 posts)
5. Title is a hook which is inaccurate.
Sun Dec 29, 2024, 06:44 AM
Sunday

Disney warns their guests, but lookee here: "Fortunately, Disney World is located in Orange and Osceola Counties, where Vibrio vulnificus cases remain rare."


C0RI0LANUS

(2,069 posts)
7. Hi Baitball Blogger. Good catch. Should I change the title of their article? Is that permissible?
Sun Dec 29, 2024, 07:05 AM
Sunday

I take advice from all corners (via an OP thread or email). Someone suggested to me via email to adjust the language in an OP which I agreed with and I emended it.

Here's one suggestion below, but again, is it permissible to alter another person's work?

"Disney World Advises Cases of Flesh-Eating Bacteria Are Rare in Their Vicinity"

I prefer this new title to the original one provided in the article.

Baitball Blogger

(48,537 posts)
10. As for the title, the big news is that certain counties in Florida have a problem.
Sun Dec 29, 2024, 07:21 AM
Sunday

So, accentuate that.

And in the body of the post, you can add your sentence regarding Disney.

C0RI0LANUS

(2,069 posts)
12. The sentence about Disney was already there, but I bolded it and emended the OP title as you suggested.
Sun Dec 29, 2024, 07:42 AM
Sunday

Old Crank

(5,017 posts)
9. The pin in Alabama certainly is an outlier
Sun Dec 29, 2024, 07:09 AM
Sunday

Every thing else seems coastal which fits the initial description.

C0RI0LANUS

(2,069 posts)
11. From one old crank to another, thanks. Do you remember the case of the girl catching it in Georgia in 2016?
Sun Dec 29, 2024, 07:29 AM
Sunday

Aimee Copeland lost all of her limbs after ziplining and falling in shallow water. (Photo: John Loomis)

She was 24 at the time and pursuing an MA degree in psychology.

Source:

https://people.com/human-interest/aimee-copeland-flesh-eating-bacteria-survivor/

Historic NY

(38,105 posts)
13. If you are at Disney you won't be in a lake or stream
Sun Dec 29, 2024, 08:13 AM
Sunday

Chlorinated water and 104 degree hot tubs

C0RI0LANUS

(2,069 posts)
14. Hi Historic NY. Good point. Maybe the Disney folks are worried about folks staying at the beach.
Sun Dec 29, 2024, 08:46 AM
Sunday

I haven't been there in years, but most of my trips to the Sunshine State revolved around staying at inexpensive beach front motels on their east coast.

cbabe

(4,348 posts)
15. Florida: no right to clean water
Sun Dec 29, 2024, 01:01 PM
Sunday
https://www.yahoo.com/news/floridians-no-bodies-water-free-204050826.html

Floridians have no right to bodies of water ‘free of pollution,’ appeals court rules

Jackie Llanos
Fri, December 27, 2024, 12:40 PM PST



For the second time this year, a Florida appellate court has ruled against environmentalists fighting to enact a widely supported local clean water measure.

… more …

C0RI0LANUS

(2,069 posts)
16. Wow. The greatest fiction writers couldn't come up with lunacy like that ruling. Thanks for the info, cbabe.
Sun Dec 29, 2024, 02:44 PM
Sunday


Excerpt:

"Despite our best efforts, Florida has a lot of red tide and blue-green algae blooms, which can hurt people, animals, pets, and even marine life. Because of toxic algae blooms, emergency declarations have shut down beaches and little fishing along a large part of our east and west coasts.

The water also changed because of the canals, levees, and dikes. Tons of nitrogen and phosphorus came into the watershed from human development and farming, hurting its quality.

Because there isn’t enough fresh water in the south, the salinity of Florida Bay has changed, which threatens one of the most popular places to fish in the world."

Link:

https://dumpsterrentalflorida.org/floridas-water-pollution/
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