San Jose Mother Loses All Four Limbs After Contracting Flesh-Eating Bacteria From Undercooked Fish

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San Jose Mother Loses All Four Limbs After Contracting Flesh-Eating Bacteria From Undercooked Fish

Laura Barajas, a San Jose, California, mom, underwent a quadruple amputation after contracting a flesh-eating bacterial infection that may have come from undercooked fish. The 40-year-old mother cooked and ate tilapia that she purchased from a local fish market and immediately fell ill. She was diagnosed with Vibrio vulnificus which, according to the CDC, can cause an infection called necrotizing fasciitis. Humans generally contract the Vibrio b…