Beach Week and Vibrio

[Anonymous]

Do you all worry about the risk of vibrio (the fresh eating bacteria) with teens going to the beach for beach week? Are beaches in the Northeast safer?

https://www.cdc.gov/vibrio/prevention/index.html#cdc_prevention_pre-protect-wounds-from-coastal-waters

[Anonymous]

Never even heard of it til just now and my kid leaves for the beach on Thursday, so that’s a no.

[Anonymous]

Thought it was more of a freshwater threat?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thought it was more of a freshwater threat?

You’re probably thinking of the brain eating amoeba. This one likes salt.

[Anonymous]

No. The most dangerous part of beach week is the drive there and back.

[Anonymous]

Having had a kid go to beach week, that would be the least of my worries.

[Anonymous]

No. I went to beach week 2x. I don't think I went in the water. I would be more worried about the drive/to from and all of the drinking/drugs and s4x that will be going on and 2nd degree burns. I was a good kid. I have a friend whose sister was killed when the driver fell asleep on the way home. I would not be worried about that particular thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Having had a kid go to beach week, that would be the least of my worries.

+1. Are any of them swimming? This would not be a concern.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Having had a kid go to beach week, that would be the least of my worries.

+1. Are any of them swimming? This would not be a concern.

I’m not too concerned, but of course teens go swimming at the beach.

I might send some liquid bandaid with mine and tell them to cover up any open cuts/shaving nicks/etc. Total overkill, for sure, but can’t hurt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Having had a kid go to beach week, that would be the least of my worries.

+100! Yep!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. The most dangerous part of beach week is the drive there and back.

+1000