Florida reports another death from flesh-eating bacteria that lurks in seawater
- Another person has died in Florida after being exposed to the life-threatening flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus.
- There have been two deaths and 14 infections from it already in the Sunshine State this year, according to updated data from the state’s health department.
- Vibrio infections can lead to blistering skin lesions and septic shock, as well as rapid tissue death that leads to limb amputations.
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- Another person has died in Florida after being exposed to the life-threatening flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus.
- There have been two deaths and 14 infections from it already in the Sunshine State this year, according to updated data from the state’s health department.
- Vibrio infections can lead to blistering skin lesions and septic shock, as well as rapid tissue death that leads to limb amputations.
Sources: The Independent