Fecal bacteria causes swimming advisory for North Shore on Miami Beach according to : Local 10

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - High levels of fecal bacteria has forced health officials to issue swimming advisories for the North Shore area of Miami Beach. The Department of Health issued the advisory for the 73rd Street beach off Collins Avenue after samples showed high levels of enterococci bacteria. Two water samples exceeded the Federal standards for enterocooci. "Samples of beach water collected at North Shore in Miami Beach the most southern portion of Miami Beach did not meet the recreational water quality standard for enterococci," the Miami-Dade office of the Department of Health said in its advisory. Exposure to fecal bacteria, which can come from wildlife or human sewage, can lead to disease or infection.




Blowing out birthday candles causes an astronomical increase in bacteria covering the cake, a new study says. How much more bacteria is spewed across the cake from candle blowers? We're talking 1,400 percent more bacteria, on average, compared to icing not blown on, the study says. But before you swear off birthday cake, consider that the study's co-author told the Atlantic that eating a little cake bacteria is not a health concern, so long as the candle blower is not sick. Still, on your next birthday, maybe think about wishing for this: the power to forget you read this story.

BAMC employees test positive for bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease

Acute bilateral pneumonia, otherwise known as Legionnaire's• disease, which is caused by Legionella pneumophila, is seen on a frontal chest x-ray. Acute bilateral pneumonia, otherwise known as Legionnaire's• disease, which is caused by Legionella pneumophila, is seen on a frontal chest x-ray. Photo: BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images BAMC employees test positive for bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease 1 / 2 Back to GalleryBrooke Army Medical Center has relocated some of its staff after two employees who work in an adjacent building tested positive for the type of bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease, which can be fatal. In the summer of 2015 an outbreak of Legionnaires disease in New York City sickened about 120 people, with at least 12 deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Legionnaires' disease is not typically spread from person to person, but the CDC says it may be possible in rare cases.


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