The beaches are safe, it's the sand that will kill you

Ah crap. Just one more thing to add to the lengthening list of things to freak out over.
Beaches pose super-bug risk: study

The so-called superbug MRSA, a multiresistant strain of staphylococcus usually found in hospitals, has been discovered for the first time on US beaches, a study said.
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Hygiene is always important and make sure you get all the sand off... and cover cuts and bruises on the skin

So there you go. Just get all the sand off and put bandaids on every location where germs can enter. No problemo.