Raw Oyster Death - New Orleans

wow. wonder where.

You are right Balls .. more detail:

BISMARCK - A former North Dakota state lawmaker was hospitalized in New Orleans over the weekend due to what doctors believe is a bacteria from eating raw oysters, her husband said Monday, Oct. 29.

RaeAnn Kelsch, who represented a Mandan district in the state House from 1991 to 2012, was in the intensive care unit of a New Orleans hospital late Monday morning, her husband Tom Kelsch said. The couple were visiting a niece and nephew in the area.

A CaringBridge page said Monday morning she had an infection "spread everywhere and affecting many organs." The post said she was on a ventilator and dialysis.

"She's been stable since probably yesterday evening, and they're hoping that the antibiotics will start to work," Tom Kelsch said.

Tom Kelsch said doctors believe his wife is suffering from vibrio vulnificus. Most people in the U.S. become infected with it from eating raw or undercooked shellfish, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

"She has been and is really sick," Tom Kelsch said.

RaeAnn Kelsch was the chairwoman of the House Education Committee for 15 years, according to a letter to the editor she penned in 2012. She was defeated by a fellow Republican in that year's primary election, and now is a registered lobbyist for groups like the National Federation of Independent Business

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yikes. I didn't know you could die from that.

eta Ive been eating raw oysters my whole life and have never once gotten sick. I did however have the shits for a few days after eating some mussels one time

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What in your quote confirms Balls's statement? I'm not saying he's wrong by the way, I just don't see how your quote confirms his assertion?

This gal was 58. That ain’t old.

And October has an R in it

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This gal was 58. That ain’t old.

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Nope but if she was sick and had a compromised immune system it doesn’t matter. That’s why they have those signs out all over the place and on menus. Have to pay attention to your health when eating raw oysters. Vibrio isn’t something to frick around with.

Can’t remeber right off hand b/c I’ve been out of the medical field for a while now... but vibrio is the same bacteria you can get from the marsh in stagnant water though cuts etc. I’m not sure if this is the same “strain” of vibrio bacteria, but we used to debride a bunch of wounds every year in ortho on the coast. It’s some serious shite...

Yes it’s the same. Vibrio Vulnificus

That was a good friend of mine....you don’t know the whole story.... unless u are legal counsel and revealing deposition related material from the suit the family brought.