Flesh eating bacteria on bananas??

From: Bluestem Associates (bluestem@webserf.net)
Date: Mon Mar 27 2000 - 09:58:01 EST


On Mon, 27 Mar 2000 09:53:24 -0500, Liz Pike wrote:

>Is this true??

NO.

Necrotizing fasciitis is a type of Group A streptococcus, which as a
class are primarily transmitted through contact with *snot.* The
specific bacterium involved lives in the human body and both FCC and
CDC agree that it wouldn't live long on a banana. CDC officially
debunked the report in late January, but it hasn't gone away yet.

Bart

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