Another Vibrio Case!

[Rack Ranch]

Just some FYI, local Corpus news covered another vibrio case. A lady this time, scraped by oyster shell wade fishing.

I know, I know, there are those of you who have wade fished all your life bla bla bla.

If you have open sores and are coming down please take precaution. Even in the surf!

[Shane]

Better not be eating any oysters from down there either.

[panhandlehunter]

I stay away from oysters when it's warm outside. They're fine fried, but not raw. The media makes these cases seem much more prevalent than it really is. For the amount of people in the water up and down the coast, there's been 9 cases this year. Take some precautions, keep some hibiclens with you and if you get a cut, clean it. If you have a compromised immune system, I'd stay out of the water. But infections are rare, no reason to cancel trips or not go into the water. Just take care of any wounds and you'll be fine.

[Rack Ranch]

Roger that!! I saw I guy eating raw oysters yesterday at a local bar. Two years ago a local man died from eating raw oysters

Better not be eating any oysters from down there either.

[panhandlehunter]

Roger that!! I saw I guy eating raw oysters yesterday at a local bar. Two years ago a local man died from eating raw oysters

Raw oysters with vibrio is the worst.

[marshhunter]

Roger that!! I saw I guy eating raw oysters yesterday at a local bar. Two years ago a local man died from eating raw oysters

I believe in the summer time they get oysters from up north, lake michigan I believe. I do know that oysters are closed for harvesting in the summer months down here.

http://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/fishing/shellfish-regulations/oyster-regulations

[Rack Ranch]

Yes sir, and they are supposed to be pasteurized before going to restaurant's as well. Probably doesn't stop a few rednecks though. The guy who died here in Portland a few years ago ate his at the local A1 steakhouse.

[Man]

We buy in bullk in winter and freeze them. Thaw em in summer time and eat raw

[BigL]

Just curious if you're in the salt water then go swimming in a chlorinated pool. Will the chlorine kill it?

[panhandlehunter]

Just curious if you're in the salt water then go swimming in a chlorinated pool. Will the chlorine kill it?

I would think it would but really have no idea. But, if you don't have a compromised immune system, open wound, or eat raw oysters, you won't catch vibrio. And if you do get a cut, clean it quickly and you'll be fine. It's really rare to catch a vibrio infection, it really is.

[Mayhem]

A lot of people wash their legs down with bleach after they get out of the water from wade fishing.

[panhandlehunter]

A lot of people wash their legs down with bleach after they get out of the water from wade fishing.

Bleach stings, and stinks. Lol. Hibiclens is good cleaning cuts and scrapes.

[Landrover]

Definitely a bad deal.

[Mayhem]

Bleach stings, and stinks. Lol. Hibiclens is good cleaning cuts and scrapes.

But it kills germs really well.