Australia: The worst jellyfish season in years has claimed a life and raised fears that a tiny jellyfish not previously considered lethal may have caused the death of a British tourist near Hamilton Island, off the coast of Queensland. Some 79 people have been admitted to Cairns Base Hospital since December suffering from stings of the Irukandji, a tiny relative of the lethal box jellyfish, which has killed some 65 people over the last 50 years. Many beaches have been closed because of the Irukandji, and travelers should scrupulously heed such restrictions. Symptoms of the stings are intense aches, cramps, nausea, vomiting, fever and increased heart rate and blood pressure.

UA mechanics, lethal jellyfish, undrinkable water, fires ... it seems everything is conspiring against my trip to Australia. http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttravel_forum/frown.gif

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by letiole:
UA mechanics, lethal jellyfish, undrinkable water, fires ... it seems everything is conspiring against my trip to Australia. http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttravel_forum/frown.gif</font>

I feel for you, but you made me laugh, HARD!

Don't let anything stop your trip, you go girl! and have a great time.

Me too. And I spent big time to replace my birth certificate so I could replace my passport which are somewhere in my house hiding from me.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by letiole:
UA mechanics, lethal jellyfish, undrinkable water, fires ... it seems everything is conspiring against my trip to Australia. http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttravel_forum/frown.gif</font>

Not sure where the undrinkable water is, but the fires are out, and the jellyfish..well..think of all the people that swim in the waters of Nth Queensland who don't get stung. The sting from this particular jellyfish is not fatal in itself..painful yes, fatal no.

The man who died had a bad heart and other health conditions which when mixed with the sting proved deadly.

Sorry, can't help you with the UA mechanics problem http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttravel_forum/smile.gif

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by letiole:
UA mechanics, lethal jellyfish, undrinkable water, fires ... it seems everything is conspiring against my trip to Australia. http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttravel_forum/frown.gif</font>


http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttravel_forum/smile.gif Enjoy your trip. I wish I was going too!!