[Gerald]

Here is some information that I found searching the web.


The doctors at John Sealy Hospital believe he has Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria that kills tissues and cells as it spreads, which enters the body through an open wound.
In order to prevent infections after swimming doctors recommended spraying rubbing alcohol on open wounds immediately.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium in the same family as those that cause cholera which normally lives in warm seawater.
Vibrio vulnificus can cause disease in those who eat contaminated seafood or have an open wound that is exposed to seawater and in healthy people, ingestion of Vibrio vulnificus can cause vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain.
Particularly vulnerable are those with compromised immune systems and those with chronic liver disease.
Vibrio vulnificus can infect the bloodstream, causing a severe and life-threatening illness characterized by fever and chills, decreased blood pressure (septic shock), and blistering skin lesions.
The CDC says bloodstream infections are fatal in about 50 percent of cases


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Here is a link with some good information: http://www.5starstables.com/HarveyWebsite.htm

I found this statement ….. Use alcohol, peroxide or diluted bleach water to clean immediately if a cut or abrasion occurs. Apply a triple antibiotic cream.

Triple antiseptic medicine: bacitracin, neomycin, and polymyxin B

I looked for more information on what exactly is “Triple antiseptic medicine”…..but no luck finding it sofar.

In reading several accounts of people with bad cases of “Flesh eating bacteria”……the common mistake was waiting a day or so to get treatment.