It couldn’t possibly be something else besides the climate crisis, right?
Flesh-eating bacteria cases are rising. Climate change is to blame, say scientists
Just southwest of New Orleans, in a tranquil fishing village on the Louisiana bayou, Linard Lyons spent the morning on his 19-foot boat, preparing crab traps for his grandchildren just like he had done thousands of times before.
This time, he noticed a tiny scratch on his leg – a scratch that nearly cost him his life.
Lyons went about his day but woke up the following morning feeling “delusional.” Feverish and vomiting, he initially thought he had just contracted a stomach bug, but then discovered a series of blackening sores spreading across his left leg. (snip)
That small scratch on Lyons’ leg became the entryway for Vibrio vulnificus, also known as flesh-eating bacteria. Those black sores on his leg signified necrotizing fasciitis, which “affects the tissue under your skin,” according to the Cleveland Clinic.
These potentially deadly bacteria are naturally found and thrive in coastal waters during the warmer months, especially in brackish waters, where fresh water meets the sea, according to the US Centers for Disease and Control Prevention. Once largely confined to the Gulf Coast, cases have surged along the East Coast, with an 800% increase from 1988 to 2018, according to the CDC.
So, of course
The oceans are getting warmer and sea level is rising because of human-caused climate change, and scientists warn these factors are increasing the risk of Vibrio infections.
See? Your fault for driving a fossil fueled vehicle. It can’t possibly be norm for a typical Holocene warm period, right? Do we have a comparison to the spread of Vibrio vulnificus during previous warm periods?
Our Fault: Pam Bondi unable to secure felony indictment on vital SANDWICH MAN who viciously assaulted ICE agents with footlong Subway sandwich.
Bansky style posters of the “rioter” hurling sandwich like a petrol bomb
Popping up all over Washington
Will federal juries nullify unjust prosecutions?
Grand juries may “indict a ham sandwich”, just not a man hurling one!!
I blame hippies for the rise in bacteria. That and Boomers (hippies with jobs).
Mr teach typed:
Mr teach often references these fantasy “typical Holocene warm periods”.
What is known is that most species of viruses, bacteria, protozoans, fungi, plants and animals have preferred climatic habitats. For example, polar bears evolved in the Arctic. Most of the 2500 palm tree species grow in the tropics. It is hardly surprising that Vibrio vulnificus is spreading as the ocean shores warm.