Man dies from flesh-eating bacteria after swimming with new tattoo
A 31-year-old man died after he reportedly ignored warnings about swimming after getting a new tattoo and contracted a flesh-eating bacteria infection in the Gulf of Mexico. The unidentified man, whose case was detailed in the British Medical Journal, had gotten a tattoo on his right calf five days prior to swimming, Metro reported.
The man had chosen a crucifix and pair of praying hands for his latest ink , and began suffering from fever, chills and a rash close to the tattoo after swimming, the news outlet reported. He reportedly developed sepsis in his right calf, which had turned purple by the time he was admitted to the hospital.
Two weeks after he was placed on life support, his condition further deteriorated and his kidneys failed, according to Metro. Doctors reportedly believed his years of alcohol abuse left him susceptible to vibriosis infection and septic shock.
While the man’s nationality was not identified, vibriosis causes an estimated 80,000 illnesses and 100 deaths in the U.S. each year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), patients become infected by consuming raw or undercooked seafood, or by exposing a wound to seawater.
Tags
Who is online
92 visitors
Bolding mine .... of course.
You have a tat?
Would you have posted the story if the tattoo in question was not a crucifix?
It depends. Are there rosary beads involved? A bible passage perhaps?
My body is a temple.
Mine is a run down shack......
Maybe he should have had a pic of Satan instead? Scare the bacteria away!!
If he would have skipped the tattoo and kept drinking he'd probably still be alive today. Hell, if he'd switched to weed he'd probably be alive for a few more decades.