Oysters can carry a scary flesh-eating bacteria called vibrio vulnificus ... with salmonella" About 100 people die from vibrio infections (including from vibrio vulnificus) each year, about ...

METHODS: The cases of thirty-two patients with necrotizing soft-tissue infections and sepsis caused by Vibrio vulnificus (seventeen patients) and Aeromonas species (fifteen patients) were ...

The CDC issued an emergency alert at the end of August urging healthcare providers to consider Vibrio as a potential cause of infections, as warming sea waters are encouraging growth of the bacteria.

Vibrio are a group of marine bacteria that thrive in warm, brackish waters—where fresh water mixes with seawater—like the estuaries on the coast of Florida. While most species are harmless to humans, ...

"Viral infections are a bigger problem for bacteria ... Moreover, Getz notes that integrons are found in virtually all Vibrio species and roughly 10% of all bacterial genomes, so their widespread ...

Vibrio can lead to diarrhea, stomach pains, vomiting, fever, nausea and chills, which usually lasts about three days, according to the CDC. It can also cause skin infections when the open wound is ...

Hurricanes can cause whirlwinds of destruction, leaving behind damaged property and excessive flooding. The storms can also bring more microscopic threats. Following Hurricanes Helene and Milton ...