Little girls imitating ‘Disney’ movie getting sick from ‘Kissing Frogs’
Source: Cinematical via Aol Health
Wow it is almost unbelievable that little girls would be so entranced at this movie and would actually act this out. Really calls into question what images we are sending our kids.
The heroine of Disney’s hit movie, “The Princess and the Frog,” kisses a toad and has a wonderful adventure that ends with her finding true love. But for 50 unfortunate little girls around the country, an amphibious lip lock sent them to the hospital.
Various news outlets in more than 25 states have reported outbreaks of salmonella, which causes severe intestinal distress and diarrhea. Inspired by the movie’s iconic smooch, young children — typically girls under 10 — have kissed or licked live frogs and picked up the disease from bacteria harbored on the frog’s skin and guts. It’s a serious disease that can be potentially fatal if left untreated.
Reptiles aren’t ideal kissing partners, either. Turtles, for instance, are also common carriers of salmonella bacterium. In addition, they can carry tuberculosis and campylobacter, which causes serious gastroenteritis, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, fever and can be transmitted through scratches and bites. Fungal and protozoan organisms and external parasites, such as ticks and mites, are other nasty surprises that can be picked up from reptiles and amphibians. According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 7,000 people a year get sick from handling reptiles.
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I don’t believe that Disney is at fault here. A little girl would need to go to water to find a frog, so why isn’t the parent watching the child when she is near water? Frogs don’t just hop around the city, that would be pretty messy! And, if a child lives in a rural area, she is likely with animals all the time, not just frogs, so she would need to be watched closer.