• April 25, 2024

We never imagined that death could be stalking us inside an oyster, delicious and hygienic aspect ... However, it was for the American Jeanette LeBlanc.

According to the victim's husband, Vicki Bergquist, and her friend, Karen Bowers, The young woman had gone to visit her family in Louisiana, where she bought raw seafood at the Westwego market.

Fatal destination

After a few hours of ingesting the oysters, Jeanette was admitted to the hospital as an emergency due to symptoms of apparent intoxication: respiratory distress, rash on the legs ...

However, after doing different studies, the doctors discovered that what they had was Vibrio, a bacterium known as "eat meat."

How can it be contracted?

According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention , from the United States, the Vibrio It can be acquired through the consumption of raw or undercooked fish or shellfish, or by exposing a wound to seawater.

Most cases occur between the month of May to October, when the sea temperature is higher.

Some symptoms that can help the detection of this disease are:

1. Aqueous diarrhea
2. Abdominal cramps
3. Sickness
4. Threw up
5. Fever and chills

This disease is usually worse in people with weak immune systems; Also, if you want to prevent their infection it is important that you also avoid contact with brackish water; mix of fresh water and sea water (rivers that flow into the ocean).