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Related: Rare flesh-eating bacteria kills 5 in Florida, 3 in New York, Connecticut. A Hurricane Ian-prompted spike. ... Flesh-eating bacteria is 'always in the water' and heading north.
Florida has seen a recent increase in confirmed cases of flesh-eating bacteria following the devastating Hurricanes Helene and Milton, according to state health department data.
According to the Florida Department of Public Health, there have been a record 65 infections this year caused by Vibrio vulnificus — a species of bacteria found in warm, brackish water ...
The bacteria infect an estimated 80,000 people in the United States every year, killing about 100, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those numbers tend to rise in the ...
The bacteria enter the bloodstream through a cut in the skin, usually on the foot or ankle as people wade through water. Once infected, people "get a little lesion that looks maybe like a spider ...
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]
There are a few reasons to avoid wading in the water after a hurricane — floating debris, backed-up sewage and downed power lines, to name a few. But high numbers of flesh-eating bacteria that ...
At least eight people have died (three in the New York area, five in Florida) ... Although infections with flesh-eating bacteria are rare, taking V. vulnificus seriously is important. “After ...