> and said the creatures were sea fleas, not sea lice as first thought. Not sure what authority suggested sea lice first. Growing up in South Florida, I can sa

> and said the creatures were sea fleas, not sea lice as first thought. Not sure what authority suggested sea lice first. Growing up in South Florida, I can say sea lice are much more annoying than these blood sucking fleas he ran into. The former are basically mosquitos of the ocean. Hours after swimming, you're itching for days from tiny bug bites. At any rate, sounds like the kid has some sort of hemophilia that made matters worse and created a viral scare. He got off easy.