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AudibleNod OP t1_j0ho07j wrote

It's a Better Homes & Gardens branded aromatherapy spray bottle sold mostly from Wal-Mart. It was tainted with bacteria that causes melioidosis.

The raccoon broke the bottle and walked through the liquid.

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WritingTheRongs t1_j0iih3t wrote

i..this.. what?

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LordofSandvich t1_j0j0l68 wrote

Bacteria love specific environments. Including bacteria that kill us. So if you put a bunch of weird oils in a bottle, and you’re not careful, you could accidentally ferment it into a lethal biohazard or poison.

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Koloblikin1982 t1_j0owz70 wrote

This is also why you shouldn’t use the olive oil with herbs mixed in sitting on the table 24/7. Anearobic bacteria (bacteria that don’t need oxygen to survive) absolutely thrive in that stuff.

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musical_shares t1_j0joynl wrote

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melioidosis

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Kiiaru t1_j0ka7cr wrote

Fuck. 50% fatal. That's the same as Ebola. I guess an illness doesn't get the same press when only one of them makes you puke blood violently

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ChalupaCabre t1_j0lefte wrote

Holy shit! Just clicked the link.

165,000 people a year get this thing I have definitely never heard of before… and yeah, half of them die from it. Guessing most of the other half get some life long complications from it.

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Judgementpumpkin t1_j0kg3fo wrote

Reading that reminds me why I’ve almost always lived in places where the air numbs my face (for good chunks of the year).

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angelcobra t1_j0lfkfr wrote

Holy hell. I never heard of this until just now and based on the methods of exposure I’m shocked more kids from the 70’s/80’s didn’t die from this.

This isn’t a generational piss take. I am legitimately surprised.

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