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Earlier this week, I read about the heartbreaking loss of former Yankees player Brett Gardner’s 14-year-old son while on vacation in Costa Rica. His official cause of death was released as "food intoxication." I didn't know what that was, so I looked it up.
What makes this common virus so particularly bad is that it's considered a "perfect pathogen" and alcohol-based sanitizers do not kill it. I know, gasp. Cue dramatic music!