Man dies of infection after swimming in ocean with new tattoo quoting : Local 8 Now

Five days after getting his tattoo, the man decided to go for a swim in the Gulf of Mexico. To avoid infection from after getting a tattoo, experts also ask people to follow the rules. Fever, chills and redness around his tattoo and elsewhere on his legs were his symptoms. To make matters worse, the man had chronic liver disease from drinking six 12-ounce beers a day. The man tested positive for Vibrio vulnificus, a bacterium commonly found in coastal ocean water.




× Texas man dies of bacterial infection after swimming with new tattoo(CNN) — It all started simply enough: A 31-year-old man went to get a tattoo on his right leg. Five days after getting his tattoo, the man decided to go for a swim in the Gulf of Mexico. Most important: keeping your new body art clean and covered while the skin has a heightened susceptibility to bacterial infection. People with liver disease or iron disorders should never eat raw oysters because they're at such high risk for these infections, he said. Continue doing this multiple times a day for the next few days, until skin has ample time to heal.

Texas man dies after contracting infection while swimming with new tattoo

Since most infections are the result of eating raw oysters, Hendren stressed the only way to kill the bacteria is by cooking them. Five days after getting his tattoo, the man decided to go for a swim in the Gulf of Mexico. People with liver disease or iron disorders should never eat raw oysters because they're at such high risk for these infections, he said. Please enable Javascript to watch this video(CNN) -- It all started simply enough: A 31-year-old man went to get a tattoo on his right leg. Continue doing this multiple times a day for the next few days, until skin has ample time to heal.


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