(KRON) – Santa Clara County officers are warning individuals to avoid the Guadalupe River after confirming 9 circumstances of the bacterial an infection generally known as Shigella. Six of the sufferers are at the moment on the hospital.
The newest reviews say all of those circumstances, together with 21 suspected circumstances, have been amongst unhoused individuals alongside the river.
“It’s horrible. It’s not one thing I’d wish to undergo once more,” stated Wes Townzen, who caught Shigella.
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Townzen just lately bought moved right into a resort in San Jose after residing on the streets of San Francisco for 4 years. That’s the place says he caught Shigella.
“Everybody I do know that’s homeless has gotten it. In case you’re not holding your self clear you’re sure to get it,” he stated.
Shigella is very contagious by fluids and might trigger bloody diarrhea, vomiting and dehydration.
“They’re in all probability passing it onto one another. Wash your fingers and don’t share something with anybody,” Townzen stated.
With 9 confirmed circumstances of Shigella, county officers say to keep away from getting within the Guadalupe River water, keep away from ingesting it, keep away from utilizing it to cook dinner and keep away from washing your garments in it.
However some, like Raol Mahone, see washing with river water as the simplest possibility. He makes use of a cleaning soap and an antibacterial lotion.
Within the meantime, Santa Clara County Public Well being says to keep away from the Guadalupe River wherever north of Freeway 85. In case you do get in touch with the river, wash your fingers and any a part of your physique that touched the river. Don’t contact your face and don’t eat till you wash up correctly.