A man died within 28 hours from bacteria after setting up crab traps in a near by river. The next day when he woke up, he was complaining about something he thought was a bug bite on his leg. The doctors did not take the bite seriously until he felt ill and they found out that this bacteria was spreading very rapidly throughout his body. Nothing would help him. His kidnees failed and later his liver failed as well. They tried almost every antibiotic there is and they all failed. Doctors found out that the bacteria is called Vibro Vulnificus. It is in the same family that causes cholera and lives in warm seawater because they require salt. You can get infected by eating raw sea food like oysters and shellfish. You can also catch this is you go into water without shoes on or you have a wound. Two other people from the same area were infected and died as well. Always be careful with raw seafood and going into shady water unprotected because you might get infected with something weird and die.
Katey Guinn 5th period
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2013/09/29/bacteria-kills-man.wkmg.html
Sometimes when diseases are most fatal are when the doctors simply give a wrong diagnosis allowing the sickness to grow without restriction. This shows that despite the constant advancement of medical technology, there are still improvements that can be made. This article also shows that there are so many bacteria and viruses around us that could harm us. We need to be conscientious (but not overcautious) about our surroundings so that we are better able to protect ourselves.
ReplyDeleteThis was very interesting for me to read because I always watch shows about it but never really thought about it as real life. I am very sad that three people died from this evil bacteria. As we see the medical side has a lot of work cut out for them many cures are ready to be made. Comment by Rhyann Lee 5th period
ReplyDeleteThis is a very sad event, but demonstrates how lethal everyday occurrences can be. I feel terrible for the people who died and hope this will help spread awareness and make people more prepared.
ReplyDeleteMcKenzie Hartmann, 4th Period
DeleteThis makes me sick *no pun intended*. It's just sad to see a Doctor that probably gets an astronomical amount of money make a silly little mistake like this costing someone their life. I really hope this can be a wake up call to any type of doctor that your shouldn't just assume what the diagnoses is because you might end up letting someone die due to your laziness.
ReplyDelete-Zane Mallett 5th
I completely agree. It is very unfair and unprofessional for a doctor to easily blow off a patient's concerns. Doctors should consider every concern important, even if it is something that may seem small.
DeleteI also think this article will help bring more attention to the bacteria problem in raw seafood and warm/still seawater. People should definitely pay more attention to the importance of cleanliness in these areas/food.
What a horrible event. It's crazy to think that something as small as bacteria could take away a person's life so quickly. However, this is a good reminder. Taking care of ourselves in even the simplest form such as washing our hands can make a huge difference.
ReplyDeleteAshley Barnes 2nd
I've never ate raw seafood like oysters before, and so after I read this, I've learned one lesson. NEVER EAT OYSTERS.
ReplyDeleteThat's crazy, and to think that it could happen to anyone. There are so many cases of people dying after unknowingly being in infected waters. I really hope that their cases can help the medical field create more antibiotics for fast-spreading, deadly bacteria. -Nana Johnson 2nd Period
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