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                                     Europe        Africa                                    Submitted by: neveragain88       We ate raw oysters at this restaurant, unaware  that our Caribbean vacation was about to be  ruined. The oysters contained Vibrio vulnificus  bacteria, a vile bug that made us sick for days   with vomiting, diarrhea, fever, and the shakes.  Fortunately it didn’t become flesh eating and   kill us, like it does with some people.



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              Forums                                     Rabies Ranch Resort During our African trip, we were  confronted by a snarling dog that  was foaming at the mouth—a sign   of rabies. If you’re bitten—and not  vaccinated—your nervous system  becomes infected by the rabies virus,  causing inflammation of the brain,   a fear of water, and ultimate death.









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         www.tourist-terrors.com  Images  Welcome to the world of vacation horrors. Here at Trip Alert   venues. So, if you’re sickened by skin-burrowing maggots,             2                  1        #1 of 8 vacation horrors  376 reviews   August 30, 2010   We had a shocking surprise at this  Mexican manor. An ugly-looking botfly  laid its eggs on my partner’s skin. It  turns out that the warmth of his skin  caused the eggs to hatch. The larvae  then burrowed under his skin and  g













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