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In 2014 there were 32 reported cases of Vibrio vulnificus infection with at least 7 deaths.
Symptoms first present like the stomach flu or food poisoning but soon blistering skin lesions, low blood pressure, chills, and fever set in.
Sufferers often endure painful skin infections that can end up forcing limb amputations to halt the spread of the bacteria. The infections are said to have the highest human fatality rate for any bacterium.
The waters from Maryland southward to Florida yield the most infections.
The CDC describes the bacteria as “a bacterium in the same family as those that cause cholera and Vibrio parahaemolyticus” and explains that “It normally lives in warm seawater and is part of a group of vibrios that are called ‘halophilic’ because they require salt.”
Those with open sores or cuts and those with immune deficiencies are most susceptible to becoming infected.
Source: breitbart.com
Photo: Por CDC/ Janice Haney Carr (phil.cdc.gov (search for “Vibrio Vulnificus”)) [Public domain], undefined
There’s not a real reason to panic, but you should be aware. Most of the people who died from this bacterium had a condition that compromised their immune systems, such as liver disease, however anyone can become infected.
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