After eating tilapia purchased in a fish store, a mother quickly fell ill and had to be hospitalized, then had all four limbs amputated. She would still struggle today between life and death.
The government regularly recalls products in order to protect consumers from possible contamination to bacteria that can trigger serious illnesses, from food poisoning to the development of cancer. This was again the case in recent days with the recall of crisps sold at Lidl and suspected of containing carcinogenic substances, chicken, cordon bleu, milk marketed by Auchan or even minced steaks from the Charal brand… Despite everything , it remains impossible to control all the products sold in supermarkets as well as in fruit and vegetable shops, butchers or delicatessens, cheese shops and… fishmongers. Nor even to control the way in which each consumer cooks for themselves the products they intend to eat.
This is how a Californian woman who recently purchased tilapia in a fish market fell seriously ill overnight. According to Gentside, Laura Barajas had gone to a store in San José, Los Angeles, but she was far from imagining that the product that had seduced her contained a bacteria called Vibrio vulnificus.
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The responsible bacteria Vibrio vulnificus
Also called the flesh eater, Vibrio vulnificus lives in warm, salty waters and is spreading across the Atlantic due to global warming. The first symptoms following contamination are chills, fever, diarrhea, stomach pain and vomiting. But in some cases, the bacteria can cause septicemia And lead to death. Laura Barajas, for her part, felt very bad one day after consuming the said infected tilapia and thatshe hadn’t cooked well enough, allowing the bacteria to grow in its own body. Hospitalized then plunged into an artificial coma due to the seriousness of her condition, the 40-year-old woman had to be immediately placed under artificial respirator And his fingers started to turn black.
The situation became complicated and it was necessary amputate Laura Barajas, four members. It was one of her friends named Anne Messina who revealed it through a poignant message accompanying the creation of a fund to help her, on GoFundme. “Laura has been in hospital for over a month, fighting for her life, she is now a quadruple amputee. On September 13, 2023, all four of Laura’s limbs had to be removed to save her life” can we read in the caption. Moreover, in just a few days, more than 800 people have already made a donation and more than $60,000 has been raised.
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