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markie

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1. confusion even with

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Mon Feb 28, 2022, 04:43 PM

Feb 2022

new Boston Globe article...

from the article...

"Dr. Peter Rice, a professor of medicine at the UMass Chan Medical School’s Infectious Diseases and Immunology Division, said he heard of the case and searched medical literature for documentation of someone contracting bacterial meningitis from food. He found none"

*my first husband died from complications of meningitis caused by bacterial listeria (from food) ...either I am not understanding Dr Rice or something is off

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Did bad leftovers lead to a New England teen losing his legs? That's ridiculous, doctors say [View all] Nevilledog Feb 2022 OP

confusion even with markie Feb 2022 #1

Yep. LisaL Feb 2022 #3

Hmm I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2022 #2

He was undervaxxed for meningococcus. It's not gotten from food. Coincidence. elias7 Feb 2022 #4

Is there another theory for what caused this? Patterson Feb 2022 #5

Well, the specific bacteria is usually transmitted from LisaL Feb 2022 #6