One day last July, Vernon Spear scratched his forearm on a crab pot as he pulled it out of the Choptank River from his pier in Cambridge, MD. He put hydrogen peroxide on the tiny cuts, thinking that ...

The threat comes from two rare but potentially deadly pathogens: Vibrio vulnificus, often referred to as "flesh-eating ...

Another case of Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called “flesh‑eating” bacteria, has been reported in Florida, according to the ...

Lacey Pepper underwent 17 surgeries and spent nearly two months recovering after contracting necrotizing fasciitis. The ...

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Cases of flesh-eating bacteria are on the rise as beach season peaks across the U.S. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the potentially deadly bacteria known as Vibrio ...

WASHINGTON - A flesh-eating parasite known as the New World screwworm is raising concern as officials warn about the threat ...

At least 9 cases of Vibrio vulnificus have been confirmed in Florida, surpassing infections reported at this time last year. Cases of flesh-eating bacteria are on the rise as beach season peaks across ...

Flesh-eating bacteria cases on the rise as beach season peaks Watch America's 10,000-ton Navy destroyer unleash 96 missiles Residents were visiting their local beach. They discovered mysterious orbs ...

The man who wants to live forever may have hit a speed bump. But last week, he revealed on social media that he has been diagnosed with an incurable autoimmune disease in which his “stomach is eating ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning for a flesh-eating bacteria. The bacteria has been found in Mississippi as well as Florida. Health officials are concerned about ...

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