nelson6500
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I din't want to high jack the other thread Hunting thread, But I just wanted everyone to know that a simple little cut on your leg or hand can be very harmful to your health in Galveston bay.
Vibrio vulnificus is found mainly in the coastal gulf states. The bacteria needs salt water but can be found in brackish. It has been around before any of us, and was probably around back when Indians were the main inhabitants. It is not caused by pollution.
Vibrio is rare, and it has only been recently seriously tracked since 2007.
Vibrio can be contracted TWO WAYS
It can cause disease in those who eat contaminated seafood
(hence why we don't eat oysters in the summer)
or
those who have an open wound that is exposed to seawater.
Once contracted it can take up to 72 hours for the culture tray to come back from a lab. SO most hospitals treat as if it's Vibrio when you come in with symptoms. If left untreated for that time span, you have low chances of being 100% healthy or survival.
(this is why it is suggested you get to the Doctor ASAP/ within 24hrs)
WHO IS AT RISK?
This disease mainly attacks middle age men and up (35yrs+) with defects in their immune system. It seems to effect those with weak livers, who are prone to drink alcohol. you made your liver weak.
Is there a disinfectant for vibrio?
Everyone that douses them self with chemicals like; hydrogen peroxide after wading is kind of wasting their time. If vibrio comes in contact with your blood, it's up to your immune system to fight it, at that point.
If you insist on keeping something on your boat in a spray bottle the Poison control suggest something that you need to consider.
9 parts water: 1 part bleach
anymore bleach than that can and will poison you, so more is not better.
This mixture looses its effectiveness over time, so change it out, especially if it stays out in the hot sun. So change it out every trip.
This mixture only works on open wounds, so spraying it on your skin does really nothing.
This mixture also works if you get hit by a stingray. Make the water as hot as you can stand, and then soak the wound. The hot water will take away the pain. But don't do like me and heat it too hot in the microwave. The pain went away immediately but the next day I found I gave myself a 1st degree burn.
If you suspect a Vibrio infection go the hospital ASAP, and let them know you were in the saltwater.
http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/divisions/...eases/vibriov/
http://www.issc.org/client_resources...vFactSheet.pdf
http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesFor.../ucm085365.htm
Please credit the work of the original author. Muddskipper's On 2coolfishing
Vibrio vulnificus is found mainly in the coastal gulf states. The bacteria needs salt water but can be found in brackish. It has been around before any of us, and was probably around back when Indians were the main inhabitants. It is not caused by pollution.
Vibrio is rare, and it has only been recently seriously tracked since 2007.
Vibrio can be contracted TWO WAYS
It can cause disease in those who eat contaminated seafood
(hence why we don't eat oysters in the summer)
or
those who have an open wound that is exposed to seawater.
Once contracted it can take up to 72 hours for the culture tray to come back from a lab. SO most hospitals treat as if it's Vibrio when you come in with symptoms. If left untreated for that time span, you have low chances of being 100% healthy or survival.
(this is why it is suggested you get to the Doctor ASAP/ within 24hrs)
WHO IS AT RISK?
This disease mainly attacks middle age men and up (35yrs+) with defects in their immune system. It seems to effect those with weak livers, who are prone to drink alcohol. you made your liver weak.
Persons at high-risk include those
with liver disorders, including hepatitis, cirrhosis and liver cancer; hemochromatosis; diabetes mellitus; and those with immunocompromising conditions, such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, or undergoing their treatments. Individuals who take prescribed medication to decrease stomach acid levels or who have had gastric surgery are also at risk.
with liver disorders, including hepatitis, cirrhosis and liver cancer; hemochromatosis; diabetes mellitus; and those with immunocompromising conditions, such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, or undergoing their treatments. Individuals who take prescribed medication to decrease stomach acid levels or who have had gastric surgery are also at risk.
- Ever wonder why you never hear kids catching it?
- I can't tell you how many times I went to the beach with open cuts and scrapes.
- At one time we would put gafftop slime on wounds because we were told it would heal faster
Is there a disinfectant for vibrio?
Everyone that douses them self with chemicals like; hydrogen peroxide after wading is kind of wasting their time. If vibrio comes in contact with your blood, it's up to your immune system to fight it, at that point.
If you insist on keeping something on your boat in a spray bottle the Poison control suggest something that you need to consider.
9 parts water: 1 part bleach
anymore bleach than that can and will poison you, so more is not better.
This mixture looses its effectiveness over time, so change it out, especially if it stays out in the hot sun. So change it out every trip.
This mixture only works on open wounds, so spraying it on your skin does really nothing.
This mixture also works if you get hit by a stingray. Make the water as hot as you can stand, and then soak the wound. The hot water will take away the pain. But don't do like me and heat it too hot in the microwave. The pain went away immediately but the next day I found I gave myself a 1st degree burn.
If you suspect a Vibrio infection go the hospital ASAP, and let them know you were in the saltwater.
http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/divisions/...eases/vibriov/
http://www.issc.org/client_resources...vFactSheet.pdf
http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesFor.../ucm085365.htm
Please credit the work of the original author. Muddskipper's On 2coolfishing
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