Warning for those on the Gulf Coast

SG

Talking to a friend on Facebook and found out their 3yr old daughter was playing in the water at Biloxi beach and ended up getting a nasty rash on her feet that worsened by the weekend. Took her to the hospital and was diagnosed with flesh eating bacteria and possibility of losing one of her toes.

The city is not making this public,probably for fear of losing tourism. WLOX is going to run a story on this tonight supposedly.
With all the dead fish,sick porpoise etc.makes me think that the BP ordeal has everything to do with this.

wiz1997

What the spill released deadly bacteria from the deep?

More than likely the bacteria is a result of the water temperature increase during the summer.

Alge blooms are not uncommon this time of year.

miles

The beaches there have been closed before and the problem was said to be "sewage leaks"

One woman lost her leg due to the bacteria.
https://www.google.com/search?q=+Biloxi+beach+flesh+eating+bacteria&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

The problem with contaminated beaches is also in the waters along Mississippi and Florida gulf coasts.

SG

All I know is I spent 15yrs growing up on the Coast and was in the water on almost a daily basis. Never heard of this problem until after that spill.quote:Originally posted by wiz1997
What the spill released deadly bacteria from the deep?

More than likely the bacteria is a result of the water temperature increase during the summer.

Alge blooms are not uncommon this time of year.

buschmaster

maybe they had oil-eating bacteria that eats flesh too?

Oakie

Something similar to this was in the news about two weeks ago. I cannot recall which state it was in, but it was on the east coast. Dang, I will look for the arctical later. Oakie

TheBrassMan

It has shown up here on the SW coast of Florida.
More and more it is being chalked up to sewer leaks. But the utilities refuse to admit it.
Flesh Eating Bacteria is common in the wild, but rare. Yes it is common but rare in the Gulf.

wpage

Beach badge sales could help find a cure...[:o)]

Beeramid

This is it

http://www.cdc.gov/vibrio/vibriov.html

It's bad stuff, and has been in the news some here.

buddyb

Left the SeaBee base in Gulfport in Jan.1974.Have not been back since but I always liked the area,especially the fishing and the people.Sad to hear the water has problems.

pwillie

quote:Originally posted by SG
All I know is I spent 15yrs growing up on the Coast and was in the water on almost a daily basis. Never heard of this problem until after that spill.quote:Originally posted by wiz1997
What the spill released deadly bacteria from the deep?

More than likely the bacteria is a result of the water temperature increase during the summer.

Alge blooms are not uncommon this time of year.



My FIL suffered some bacterial disease from the waters around Dauphine Island about 15 years ago...this stuff has nothing to do with BP, at least I don't think so...My FIL nearly lost an arm...This has been going off and on for as long as I have lived on the coast...Vibrio Vulnificus...the flesh eating disease...http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/deadly-flesh-eating-bacteria-kills-two-florida-warm-water-beach-threat/48864465