NPR had to retract it's report of THREE CHOLERA Victims in NO's

[KoKo]

said that it was a strain of E-Coli similar to Cholera but not Cholera.
I heard this on NPR as I was driving to get my hair cut around 1:30 p.m. edt.


So, it begins. Just like the story of the rape of a 2 year old, or the rape and murder of a 7 year old (related to me today by my hairdresser). The looting and all of it. Can't we wait to hear the truth and not the ROVE Spin?

Good Lord folks! Can't you see the spin? Black folks raping and murdering and "trashing the Superdome." (I had to listen to that too today at the hairdressers). Luckily a woman was also raving about Bush and what went on with the lack of response in NO's. One of the hairdressers said "the Stylest needs to get her client in control...she's too loud!".. to the woman ranting about Bush) :eyes:

I was lucky I escaped alive today. I was afraid with all that angst at the hairdressers I'd end up with something that would take a year to "grow out."

[DoYouEverWonder]

1. Whatever happened to double checking your sources?

It really cuts done on the bs when they use that rule.

[benburch]

2. I hope the African American community rises up.

It is time for them to seek the only sort of justice they will ever be able to get here.

[skids]

3. CNN reported it was "related to, but not cholera" days ago.

I don't think they ever said it was cholera. In this case, I think it is more likely sloppy reporting on the part of NPR.

[KoKo]

4. It was posted here on DU several times over the weekend. So lots of

folks saw it and too it as true. Now the other thing might be...what if it WAS Cholera and our Bush EPA has told people NOT to report it.

:scared:

[pitohui]

6. not cholera, they died of vibrio vulnificus

three ppl died of vibrio from oyster shell scrapes, NOT in nawlins but on the gulf coast

same genus, very different disease

it ain't contagious, you have to get cut or scraped yrself

we refugees are not spreading disease thankyaverramuch

[leveymg]

5. Five people reportedly died of cholera-related infections last week.

www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/06/news.update/
Cholera-related bacteria kills 5

ATLANTA (CNN) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that five people have died in the area hit by Hurricane Katrina after becoming infected with Vibrio vulnificus, typically a more benign relative of the bacteria that cause cholera.

One of the fatalities occurred in Texas; the other four were in Mississippi, said CDC spokesman Tom Skinner.

SNIP (Posted 12:36 a.m.)

[pitohui]

7. well i don't call it benign

it's the reason i stopped eating raw oyster

but fact is that most ppl aren't affected by this bacteria

& there would be some ppl dead of vibrio in summer just from cuts or scrapes w. or w.out katrina, it sort of just hits at random among older ppl who eat raw oyster or cut themselves while fishing

certainly no reason for hysteria

considering the amt of debris we're lucky it wasn't worse