Vibrio VulnificusIt is also called a “eating flesh” bacteria, which infected 11 people in Florida this summer and killed 4 people.
Death is Hillsborough, Bay, Broward and St. It occurred at Johns County. Florida Health Department The most recent report released on July 11.
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Events have been reported in Duval, Escambia, Lee, Manatee, Santa Rosa and Walton County.
Norman Beatty is an associate professor at the University of Florida. He is also an infectious doctor of UF Health.
He said that during the summer, people should warn during the summer when people rose in seawater or lumps (a bit salty) water.
There are two common ways to expose people Vibrio Vulnificus.
“We can consume contaminated shellfish, especially through oysters.”
Beatty said that if someone eats bacteria through shellfish, early symptoms can include abdominal pain and diarrhea.
“We can also introduce it through the wound through the wound when it is submerged with bacteria through the wound.”
Beatty is this Vibrio VulnificusThis leads to necrotic type infection.
After contact with the bacteria, the symptoms include wound opening and redness, pain and swelling increase.
Beatty said it is essential to recognize symptoms. Vibrio Vulnificus If you are not caught early, infection can threaten life.
The infection proceeds quickly in a few hours, so informing your doctor about contact with brain or seawater can lead to appropriate diagnosis.
“In my experience, delayed sometimes increased complications, including cutting fingers, hands or legs, even unfortunately people who passed away.”
Beatty said that there is a treatment but only for those who receive medical treatment over time. They usually include antibiotics and sometimes they are at least one or more at the same time.
In the most advanced hardships, surgery may be required to remove infection from the body.
Beatty says people who have an increase in immunity, chronic liver disease or cirrhosis, or the risk of increasing the risk of causing the most serious reaction to the infection.
The immune system is so weak that it is effective to fight with infection.
Nevertheless, BTT can be infected by anyone.
“I saw a patient who was young, healthy, kayaking or fishing. Vibrio Vulnificus Infection. ”He said.
Beatty said it is essential to keep a keen eye on the activities that can break skin this summer.
Beatty says that people who are wounded should find a way to avoid contamination so that people who enter the brain or seawater to use or heal bandages.
Beatty explained that if someone hurt the water, it should immediately come out of the water and clean it using bottled water and soap.
After that, it is necessary to avoid additional exposure to water and monitor symptoms.
“As summer goes forward, we must know that this is an infection found in our water, and we try to prevent and prevent these dangers.”
