- Vibrio vulnificus - Wikipedia
Vibrio vulnificus is a species of Gram-negative, motile, curved rod-shaped (vibrio), pathogenic bacteria of the genus Vibrio Present in marine environments such as estuaries, brackish ponds, or coastal areas, V vulnificus is related to V cholerae, the causative agent of cholera [3]
- Vibrio Vulnificus: Infection, Diagnosis, Treatment Prevention
Overview What is Vibrio vulnificus? Vibrio vulnificus is a type of bacteria that can enter your body when you eat uncooked or undercooked shellfish It can also infect open wounds It causes a serious form of the illness vibriosis that can quickly lead to sepsis, shock and large, spreading blisters that destroy tissues
- About Vibrio Infection | Vibrio Infection | CDC
Some Vibrio species, such as Vibrio vulnificus, can cause severe and life-threatening infections Some Vibrio infections lead to necrotizing fasciitis, a severe infection in which the flesh around an open wound dies Some media reports call Vibrio vulnificus "flesh-eating bacteria "
- Flesh-eating bacteria cases are on the rise in US. What to . . .
Vibrio vulnificus tends to cause infection in summer months This year, some states are reporting higher-than-usual numbers
- How to protect yourself against flesh-eating bacteria — as . . .
Several dozen cases of Vibrio vulnificus and nine deaths have been reported so far this year across Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi
- Vibrio Vulnificus: The “Flesh-Eating” Bacteria Behind Coastal . . .
Vibrio vulnificus is an opportunistic marine pathogen that can cause severe, sometimes fatal, infections in humans, especially among those with underlying health conditions Climate change, global
- Vibrio vulnificus Infection - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium that causes septicemia, severe wound infections, and gastroenteritis Failure to recognize and treat this infection promptly leads to high morbidity and mortality
- Vibrio Vulnificus: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment - WebMD
Vibrio vulnificus is a bacteria that can get into your body through wounds or when you eat uncooked or undercooked shellfish It leads to a severe condition called vibriosis
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