And now for something weird...

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/26/health/girl-grabbed-by-sea-lion-update-trnd/index.html
The girl pulled in the harbor by a sea lion in a heart-stopping viral video is on antibiotics to avoid contracting a dangerous bacterial disease from the sea lion's mouth.

The 6-year-old's father told CNN affiliate CBCthat she has a superficial wound on her lower body from when the sea lion grabbed her.
The girl's family contacted the Vancouver Aquarium after seeing its expert discuss the possibility of seal finger on the news.
Amputation of the infected finger was often necessary until recent investigations showed that the condition could be successfully treated with modern antibiotics. In the past the sealing captains usually followed one of these treatments:
1. A covering bandage was saturated with camphor oil and kept in place for one or two days at a time according to the severity of the infection. A partial destruction of the tissue took place followed by healing.
2. White wheat flour was made into a paste with alcohol and spread on the infected finger. This treatment was less radical and less effective.
3. A thick layer of soft soap (sometimes mixed with ordinary washing soda) was spread on the infected hand. The covering bandage was saturated with hot water, and the whole hand or finger was from time to time placed in very hot water. Naturally, this treatment was extremely painful, but apparently quite effective.
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic5-4-235.pdf
 
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