Mom Has All Four Limbs Amputated After Eating Undercooked Tilapia Contaminated With Bacteria
- A San Jose woman named Laura Barajas contracted a dangerous bacterial infection after eating undercooked tilapia, resulting in her becoming a quadruple amputee.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued a warning about this bacterial infection, which can be contracted by consuming raw or undercooked fish or exposing an open wound to coastal waters.
- The infection that Barajas suffered from is likely caused by Vibrio vulnificus, a potentially deadly bacteria that the CDC has been warning about. Precautions, such as avoiding water exposure with open wounds and high-risk foods, should be taken.
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California woman loses limbs after bacterial infection from undercooked fish: report
There has been a warning issued about a bacteria that may have made a woman in California sick. She is reportedly still recovering in the hospital almost two months after falling ill.Laura Barajas, 40, started a GoFundMe campaign after the illness apparently became so severe that she had to have all four of her limbs amputated because of it. At the time of this report, her fundraising campaign has managed to raise $43,143 of its goal of $150,000…
California mother lost all her limbs from bacterial infection after eating undercooked tilapia
A California woman spent over a month in the hospital fighting an infection after she ate undercooked tilapia, according to her friend.Mira Oberman/AFP/GettyImagesLaura Barajas got a bacterial infection from eating undercooked tilapia.Barajas had to have all her limbs amputated because of the infection.The CDC warns Vibrio vulnificus infections are rising due to warming waters.A mother in California had to have all of her limbs amputated after e…
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