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How to stay safe from flesh-eating bacteria found in post-hurricane floodwaters. ... People walk up a flooded Ocean Boulevard in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. on Aug. 30, 2023 after the passage of ...
The CDC’s health alert, which was released late last week, urges doctors to watch for symptoms of vibrio vulnificus bacteria infection, which can cause a flesh-eating disease, after six people ...
Infections with the deadly, flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus are rare — but they may be on the rise in parts of the United States. The bacteria are found naturally in warm seawater, and ...
V. vulnificus bacteria can enter the body through open wounds when swimming or wading in infected waters, [3] or by puncture wounds from the spines of fishes such as stingrays. People may develop a blistering dermatitis sometimes mistaken for pemphigus or pemphigoid. Invasive sepsis can occur after eating raw or undercooked shellfish ...
A flesh-eating bacterium has come for East Coast beaches—and it can kill you in two days. The CDC has officially issued an emergency health alert.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning doctors to be on the lookout for deadly flesh-eating bacteria that may be in waters of the Gulf of Mexico and East Coast. The ...
Necrotizing fasciitis (NF), also known as flesh-eating disease, is a bacterial infection that results in the death of parts of the body's soft tissue. [3] It is a severe disease of sudden onset that spreads rapidly. [3] Symptoms usually include red or purple skin in the affected area, swelling, severe pain, fever, and vomiting. [3]
V. vulnificus infections occur when the bacteria enters the body through either a break in the skin or consumption of raw or undercooked seafood, according to the study. Both routes can lead to ...