The plaintiff says he nearly lost his leg after it turned black and it was only saved after $70,000 in medical bills.
Carnival, the troubled cruise line, has another headache on its hands after a passenger filed a lawsuit alleging that flesh eating bacteria nearly took his leg in 2011.
Via: David Gray / Reuters
The severe infection nearly cost him his leg. "The entire leg turned black and they wanted to amputate," said his attorney, John Billera. After a week in the hospital and $70,000 in medical bills later, Mr. Lankford's leg was saved, but he still bears the scars from the flesh-eating infection. When Mr. Lankford contacted Carnival regarding his infection, he claims a guest relations specialist told him that there were more than fifty other passengers on the same cruise who came down with the same illness from using the hot tubs.
Via: miamiherald.com
The suit alleges that more than one Carnival ship has featured dangerous hot tub bacteria. In May 2012, Maria Osoriocano and Andrew Smith reportedly became severely infected with MRSA and staphylococcus aureus from using the hot tub.
Via: Stringer / Reuters
Per the CDC, there have been no reports of MRSA spreading through recreational water but there is the potential of spreading MRSA at recreational water facilities through contact with another person’s MRSA infection or contaminated objects and surfaces.
Via: Reuters/Mike Blake / AP
