74-year-old man suffers severe Vibrio vulnificus infection after Florida Gulf Coast swim
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Updated · Ars Technica · Apr 28
74-year-old man suffers severe Vibrio vulnificus infection after Florida Gulf Coast swim
10 articles · Updated · Ars Technica · Apr 28
The man developed rapidly rotting limbs within three days after a leg cut was exposed to contaminated Gulf Coast waters.
He arrived at a Florida hospital with severe tissue damage, including dark discoloration, swelling, and hemorrhagic blisters, requiring emergency surgery to remove dead flesh.
Doctors confirmed Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacterium found in warm, brackish waters, as the cause; the infection can also result from consuming contaminated seafood, especially oysters.
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