Flesh-eating bacteria from undercooked fish likely led to the loss of limbs for mom Laura Barajas, whose body could not fight off infection from the aggressive bacteria Vibrio vulnificus ...

Flesh-eating bacteria infections are on the rise in the U.S. − here's how one expert says you can protect yourself By Bill Sullivan September 25, 2023 / 9:53 AM EDT / The Conversation ...

Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie, ... People who swim, fish or wade in these bodies of water can contract the bacteria through an open wound or sore.

Here’s why the CDC is so concerned about deadly flesh-eating bacteria and ways to avoid being infected. Skip to main ... People with an open wound should also avoid handling raw seafood or fish.

Fishermen get pricked by hooks, rod tips, and other sharp points all the time. Anyone who's taken fishing for a hobby or a career must be ready to receive a few pokes now and then. However, no one ...

Vibrio vulnificus is one of the bacteria that can cause what’s commonly known as a flesh-eating infection. Necrotizing fasciitis eats away at the skin, muscles, nerves, fat and blood vessels ...

While you're enjoying the beach, there's a microscopic menace lurking in the warm, salty waters: Vibrio vulnificus, aka the ...

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 ...

Bill Sullivan, Indiana University (THE CONVERSATION) Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie ... People with an open wound should also avoid handling raw seafood or fish.

There were a little more than 70 cases of this flesh-eating bacteria in Florida over the last year, ... They can enter the body through open wounds or from the consumption of raw fish like oysters.

The giant sargassum blobs piling up on the Florida coast might harbor flesh-eating bacteria. Here’s what you should know to stay safe.