Four people in the Northeast are dead due to exposure to vibrio vulnificus, dubbed the 'flesh-eating bacteria,' which causes a rare but deadly infection.
Four people in the Northeast are dead due to exposure to vibrio vulnificus, dubbed the"flesh-eating bacteria," which causes a rare but deadly infection.
According to the Cleveland Clinic, vibrio vulnificus bacteria causes the most serious form of vibrio illness, or vibriosis, due to its short incubation period and symptoms that are difficult to distinguish from those of other diseases. Many different types of bacteria can cause necrotizing fasciitis, including strains of bacteria that also cause strep throat.
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