On Sun, 5 Jun 2005 21:48:36 -0500, "Wayne Knight"
wrote:

We have a young man in our hospital, who is in a rather sad state. He is
intubated and on life support for bacterial mennigitis and his prognosis for
recovery is not good.

2 years ago a fisherman on the cape died from the so-called flesh
eating bacteria from contracted from striper's mouth apparently. I
always dowse myself in those anti-bacterial handwashes once off the
the water. Waste of time, IYO?