Avoid Rare-but-Dangerous Germ: Keep Out of Water with Open Cuts, Wounds
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Be careful when swimming in the sea and eating raw seafood. The journal "Scientific Reports" reports on the spread of the Vibrio bacterium and its flesh-eating variant, Vibrio vulnificus. The infection progresses rapidly and can lead to tissue necrosis. This can be life-threatening.
Avoid rare-but-dangerous germ: Keep out of water with open cuts, wounds
About 1 in 5 people with Vibrio vulnificus infection die, sometimes within a day. Here are the simple steps the Centers for Disease Control advises for prevention. The post Avoid rare-but-dangerous germ: Keep out of water with open cuts, wounds appeared first on Westport Journal.
The threat of Vibrio bacteria, especially Vibrio vulnificus (flesh-eating), is growing. Infection can lead to tissue necrosis within 24 hours and a fight for life. The two most common routes of infection are contact with water (through wounds) and consumption of undercooked seafood. Global warming is favoring the spread of the pathogen to the North Atlantic.
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