Vibrio vulnificus, known as the flesh-eating bacteria, has killed 5 people in Florida this year, according to the state's health department. Overall, at least a dozen people have died from the ...

Flesh-eating bacteria cases rise after hurricanes in Florida The bacteria can infect a person with an open wound, such as a cut, and can cause the skin and soft tissue around the wound to quickly ...

Flesh-eating bacteria cases have surged in the last few weeks since Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton swept through, according to data from the Florida Department of Health. Vibrio vulnificusa ...

Hurricane Ian increased flesh-eating bacteria infections among Florida residents Hurricane Ian caused storm surges of up to 12 feet, ... Infections can lead to skin breakouts and ulcers .

Five people are confirmed dead in the Tampa Bay area due to a rare, flesh-eating bacteria in the waters.According to Florida Health, Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium that naturally occurs in warm ...

Calling it “flesh-eating bacteria” is inaccurate because (1) it kills tissue, but does not eat it; and (2) it cannot penetrate intact skin, but must enter through an existing break in the skin.

Florida health officials said Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lee, Pasco, Pinellas and Sarasota counties have experienced an "unusual increase" in flesh-eating bacteria cases due to the impacts of ...

Flesh-eating bacteria continues to be a fatal problem in Florida, causing 26 cases of necrotizing fasciitis and five deaths so far this year, according to updated data from state health officials.

For more info, visit the Florida Department of Health website, call (850)-245-4444, or email [email protected]. Filed under Health Report , Summer , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Water ...

Fishermen get pricked by hooks, rod tips, and other sharp points all the time. Anyone who's taken fishing for a hobby or a ...

Florida is grappling with an explosion of flesh-eating bacteria after being battered by back-to-back Hurricanes Helene and Milton in recent weeks, with cases spiking to never-before-seen levels.

Calling it “flesh-eating bacteria” is inaccurate because (1) it kills tissue, but does not eat it; and (2) it cannot penetrate intact skin, but must enter through an existing break in the skin.