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Flesh-Eating Bacteria Infections are on the Rise. Here's How to Protect Yourself
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 7 months agoVibrio bacteria can cause gastrointestinal distress, severe wound infections, and death. People with...
Infections with Vibrio vulnificus, bacteria found in raw oysters, may be rising in US
TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 months agoInfections with vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria found in warm coastal waters and raw...
11-year-old Florida boy dies from flesh-eating infection after spraining ankle on treadmill
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn 11-year-old Florida boy is dead after he developing a flesh-eating infection following a...
In rare case, man develops 'flesh-eating' bacterial infection on both legs, but 4 days apart
Live Science via Yahoo News· 9 months agoStreptococcus pyogenes, or scarlet fever, infection An illustration of Streptococcus pyogenes, which...
Climate change is causing bacteria to move north, causing more 'flesh-eating' infections
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoVibrio vulnificusBSIP/Getty Images Many of the bacteria that cause flesh-eating infections thrive in...
Bacteria in your mouth can cause a flesh-eating infection. Don't bite people (without consent).
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 11 months agoHuman mouths contain 700 species of bacteria at all times.Getty Images A man contracted a...
Florida man gets 'flesh-eating' bacterial infection after a relative bit him
Live Science via Yahoo News· 11 months agospherical bacterial cells shown growing on top of some sort of tissue A man in Florida developed a...
Strep infections in children that can result in 'flesh-eating' disease becoming a concern
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoShortly before Christmas, the CDC issued an advisory on the recent increase in pediatric invasive...
A woman's shingles infection developed into flesh-eating bacteria, which left her fighting for her...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn cases of shingles, a rash typically develops before blisters appear. (File...
Rare flesh-eating bacteria kills 5 in Florida, 3 in New York, Connecticut
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFive people in the Tampa, Florida, area have died from a rare flesh-eating bacteria, which is also...