Some Vibrio vulnificus infections lead to necrotizing fasciitis a severe bacterial infection that kills the flesh around an open wound, which is why it is called a "flesh-eating" bacteria, health off… [+687 chars]
Daughters mourn Mississippi father who died from 'flesh-eating' bacteria: 'Life of the party' - NOLA.com
"There doesn't need to be a fear of the water," his daughter said. "There needs to be an education and a knowledge of if you have a cut, if you potentially could have been exposed, if there is a risk, how to handle it and what to do."
By:Poet Wolfe
Source:NOLA.com
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