Nightmare scenario for Joe Exotic He tells us he contracted a painful skin disease that’s part of an outbreak at the Texas prison where he’s serving time.
‘Tiger King’ star tells TMZ … He is among 300 inmates in quarantine at FMC Forth Worth. Joe says he is one of 140 inmates with confirmed cases of scabies.
According to the CDC, scabies is a skin infection caused by human itches… and it causes intense itching and a pimple-like skin rash.
Joe tells us that the prison doesn’t have enough medicine to treat infected inmates…and he says that one inmate was infected for over 7 months with open sores on his skin and was allowed to lie in bed without treatment, he said. buy over the counter cream at the commissary.
The CDC says scabies is spread through skin-to-skin contact with an infected person or by sharing clothing, towels, or bedding used by an infected person.
Joe says scabies isn’t the least bit of a problem at FMC Fort Worth, where he’s serving a 21-year sentence for allegedly trying to hire two men to kill his enemy. Carol Baskin, as well as crimes against animals.
Rats have also invaded the living quarters, he says, and inmates complain that rats climb onto their beds at night.
The bottom line for Joe…he says prison medical care has been a huge issue that has been overlooked. Biden Department:
A spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons tells TMZ … “An outbreak of scabies was found in an apartment at the Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas. has been placed on modified work status and social visits have been temporarily suspended.”
The spokesperson added … “FMC Fort Worth is taking the necessary precautions to protect employees, inmates and the community from possible exposure to this outbreak.”
