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http://www.livescience.com/59353-tattoo-flesh-eating-bacteria.html
A 31-year-old man died after he went swimming in the Gulf of Mexico and his tattoo became infected with flesh-eating bacteria that live in ocean water, according to a new report.
The man had recently gotten a tattoo on his right calf. Despite the common advice to avoid swimming for a few weeks after getting a new tattoo, the man went for a swim in the ocean just five days after he received the tattoo, according to the report, published [DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-220199] [DX] May 27 in the journal BMJ Case Reports.
A few days later, he developed a fever and chills, and his skin became red over his tattoo and on other parts of his legs. Soon after the man arrived at the hospital, the red, painful lesions on his legs turned purple, and he developed large blisters filled with fluid.
Also at CNN:
To make matters worse, the man had chronic liver disease from drinking six 12-ounce beers a day.
Jesus is my life.
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Saturday June 03 2017, @11:11AM (2 children)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time's%20up [merriam-webster.com]
Did any of his tattoos taunt fate?
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 3, Interesting) by mcgrew on Saturday June 03 2017, @05:14PM (1 child)
The article I read said it was a religious (Christian) tattoo, which the Christian bible forbids (Leviticus 19:28). The fool should have read his bible!
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 04 2017, @02:21AM
I'll bet he was a filthy bacon eater too.