A Flesh-Eating Bacterium Is Creeping North as Oceans Warmwired.com 46 pointsChazprime2 years ago4 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−Schattenbaer2yJeeze I remember this killing an older man[1] on the Garden Route coast in South Africa while visiting said area.According to the news releases at the time it needs the perfect mix of sea and fresh water at specific temperatures.We opted to swim kilometers from river mouths to be safer.[1] news article https://www.thegremlin.co.za/2016/02/11/eden-district-munici...−jacooper2y“Other people in other locations don't know that. They will absolutely think, ‘Well, I hope it gets better in the morning,’ and in the morning, their hand is black.”Jesus christ!, losing your hand in one night?!−mitchbob2yhttps://archive.ph/1nuuS−throw9away62yNothing will be done because we don’t want to scare anyone to take reasonable precautions
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Jeeze I remember this killing an older man[1] on the Garden Route coast in South Africa while visiting said area.
According to the news releases at the time it needs the perfect mix of sea and fresh water at specific temperatures.
We opted to swim kilometers from river mouths to be safer.
[1] news article https://www.thegremlin.co.za/2016/02/11/eden-district-munici...
Jesus christ!, losing your hand in one night?!
https://archive.ph/1nuuS
Nothing will be done because we don’t want to scare anyone to take reasonable precautions