Why some infections rage out of control and shut down vital organs is a mystery, but experts say it rarely happens in young, healthy people, like da Costa.
For example, the task force recommends the creation of a new group to study the use of acoustic switches, devices that can shut off the well via remote control in a disaster.
The primary culprit behind the explosion appears to be the blowout preventer, a two-story-tall stack of valves on the seafloor that was built by Cameron in 2001 and designed to guillotine shut an out-of-control well.