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There is an article in the paper today about Baffin Bay fishing guide dying this month from a vibrio infection from a cut in his leg. We all need to be aware of the danger. From the article, it sounds like it went from an itch in lower leg to leg turning swollen and black within a matter of 24 hours.

AcousTennis · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 13 Sep 2010 Posts: 1319

My buddy works in a hospital around here...he has seen in up close several times...all it takes it 24 hours and a small wound..the chances of getting it are slim..but it does happen and there is a chance..
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top water Tony · Horse Mullet Joined: 10 May 2013 Posts: 138 Location: cc

Sad to hear. Sad

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redfin21 · Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 2:56 pm Post subject:

Very sad and scary. Scares the crap out of me to get out of my kayak. Isit only around oyster beds like they say?
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Lovethemyorkies · Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 3:01 pm Post subject:

This is sad to hear.

Oil Field Trash II · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 25 Mar 2008 Posts: 1560

I had a friend of a friend that picked it up in some knee deep mud. I wish I knew if there were specific things to watch for?

very sad for the guide... you would not think a day on the water would result in your death.

ziacatcher · Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 3:25 pm Post subject:

I now carry a spray bottle of bleach solution with me. Don't use it as often as I probably should. Will probably spray any break in the skin from now on.

mickeyd · Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 3:40 pm Post subject:

Much discussion about what to use. Hibicleans is suggested by many and supposed to be more effective than hydrogen peroxide, bleach, et. al. I wonder if the guide had a compromised immune system of some sort or whether he/she was healthy.
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lifeaquatic · Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 4:36 pm Post subject:

Very sad news. Condolences to family and friends.

This year I'm carrying Hibicleans in my first aid kit and had to use it. I tried out some Ray Guardz and they rubbed my shins raw. Had to take the guards off with open wounds. Talking about out of the frying pan and into the fire. BTW, I did test on a two foot ray that was scoping me out by dropping a jighead on its back. Instead of it spooking and running it buried down and stuck its tail up and said, "Come on make my day."

top water Tony · Horse Mullet Joined: 10 May 2013 Posts: 138 Location: cc

Just remembered one of my old general managers from years ago his brother passed from the same thing. He was at a boat ramp loading up and cut his shin after hooking up the boat. I'm not sure how but they amputated his leg a few days later and the poor guy didn't make it. Sad he left two boys and a wife. Just makes you think when your number its called well you never know. And lifeaquatic I was speared by a ray in 05 in four inches of water in the surf so be weary of the rays there where you least expect them to be. Every body was asking why I wasn't doing the shuffle and I told them do your kids do the shuffle while playing at the beach. No response was ever givin. Just watch where you step. it sucked I didn't walk for almost five Weeks without crutches. It went strait threw my ankle.
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Im Headed South · Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 6:50 pm Post subject:

Lone-star · Pony Mullet Joined: 02 Apr 2013 Posts: 90

Get your doc to write you a prescription for Cipro to keep with you on the boat so you can take one immediately if you get a cut on the water.

Hibiclens and all that is great but it is not going to save you from vibrio. The infection spreads from debris implanted beneath the skin and no amount of topical disinfectant is going to kill it.

FoldCatOne · Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 7:40 pm Post subject:

Or easier than getting a prescription go here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/170797912957?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

My VA Doc has admitted that the meds available as Fish Meds are EXACTLY the same as that that I get from VA. The tablets are identical. To find other antibiotics just search Ebay for FISH (name of the antibiotic) such as Clindamycin which is here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antibiotics-Fish-Cin-Clindamycin-150mg-60-Count-Pharmacy-Grade-/151091660004?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item232dc3c4e4

This is how serious preppers make sure they will be taken care of when the world tanks. One should have a copy of the Nurses PDR to make sure you use the meds properly. Each antibiotic has it's own type(s) of bacteria that it is used for. How do I know - my BS and MS are in Microbiolgy.

shin_deep · Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 8:10 pm Post subject:

FYI... please see the website and note the antibiotics mentioned below.

http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/vibriovulnificus.asp

"V. vulnificus infection is treated with antibiotics. When this infection is suspected, treatment with a combination of a third-generation cephalosporin (e.g., ceftazidime) and doxycycline is recommended. V. vulnificus wound infections should be treated with aggressive attention to the wound site; amputation of the affected limb is sometimes necessary."

Chef Lefty · Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 8:19 pm Post subject: