• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Florida- Leprosy, flesh-eating bacteria, palmetto bugs and Ron DeSantis.

    And yet people want to go there.

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    1 year ago

    i read the article. It says 1 in 5 die from it. It’s spreading due to warmer water. It thrives where river water and salt/sea water mix. If you have scratches or abrasions, it can enter that way. One person who survived said he will never go into water again.