ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — An Orange County family contacted Eyewitness News and said the entire family got a staph infection from swimming in Moss Park.
The county had closed the swimming area in east Orange County after detecting high levels of dangerous bacteria late last week.
Officials had cleared it by the time the Sherwood family went to Moss Park.
Officials said it's the second time this year that the park had to be shut down and that they check the water once a month.
The family members said their doctor is convinced the park is where they got sick, and now, they want the county to check more often.
Six-year-old Dylan Sherwood had to be quarantined at home, instead of attending his kindergarten graduation, after his face broke out with a staph infection.
His older brother, Brady Sherwood, is covered in scabs, too.
"It was, like, tingly and scratchy. It felt like bumps all over my face," Sherwood said.
Mom Sherry Sherwood's finger is blistered.
She said it all happened after the family swam at Moss Park just more than a week ago.
Warning tape was at the swimming area when the family came, and family members were told the water was safe.
"It's scary. This is a couple [of] flesh wounds and some antibiotics or whatever, but it could have been a lot worse," Sherry Sherwood said.
County officials said they check the lake once a month for bacteria levels and close it immediately if the bacteria is too high.
"I would definitely have them check it more often, or if they are worried at all, I think they should just close the beach," Sherwood said.
Even if it opens again soon, the family said it won't be going back.
"Just at the pool near here. Never in the lake water again," Brady Sherwood said.
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