Video: Oh Crap. Vibrio Vulnificus Another Possible Flesh Eating Bacteria -
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As if I wasn’t freaked out enough about the other flesh eating bacterias, now here’s a possible new one? I still say there’s more to this than just nature turning against us. There have been several news reports warning of the “new” flesh eating bacteria being found in the Ocean waters, but how “new” is this and is it really a flesh eating bacteria? According to the CDC-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this bacteria isn’t “new” at all, there simply wasn’t surveillance of the organism on an organized national level prior to 2007. Ingestion of V. Vulnificus via contaminated seafood by the general healthy person will cause symptoms similar to food poisoning such as fever, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain. In the immunocompromised population, particularly those with liver disease, the infection can spread to the blood stream becoming systemic, causing septic shock and life threatening. They state V. Vulnificus is fatal in 50% of these systemic cases.
With regards to open wounds: Although the bacteria itself is considered rare, if a wound is exposed to warm ocean water there is the potential for infection with V. Vulnificus. Again those who are immunocompromised are at the greatest risk of both becoming infected and suffering more severe and life threatening complications as a result. The bacteria can and DOES cause necrosis of tissues and has in some cases resulted in the need for amputations.Should you suspect this as a cause of your infection? Fever and gastrointestinal symptoms after the ingestion of raw seafood, especially oysters, or a wound infection after exposure to warmer sea waters increase the likelihood of V. Vulnificus being a possible cause. Also V. Vulnificus infection is treatable with antibiotic therapies.
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As if I wasn’t freaked out enough about the other flesh eating bacterias, now here’s a possible new one? I still say there’s more to this than just nature turning against us. There have been several news reports warning of the “new” flesh eating bacteria being found in the Ocean waters, but how “new” is this and is it really a flesh eating bacteria? According to the CDC-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this bacteria isn’t “new” at all, there simply wasn’t surveillance of the organism on an organized national level prior to 2007. Ingestion of V. Vulnificus via contaminated seafood by the general healthy person will cause symptoms similar to food poisoning such as fever, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain. In the immunocompromised population, particularly those with liver disease, the infection can spread to the blood stream becoming systemic, causing septic shock and life threatening. They state V. Vulnificus is fatal in 50% of these systemic cases.
With regards to open wounds: Although the bacteria itself is considered rare, if a wound is exposed to warm ocean water there is the potential for infection with V. Vulnificus. Again those who are immunocompromised are at the greatest risk of both becoming infected and suffering more severe and life threatening complications as a result. The bacteria can and DOES cause necrosis of tissues and has in some cases resulted in the need for amputations. Should you suspect this as a cause of your infection? Fever and gastrointestinal symptoms after the ingestion of raw seafood, especially oysters, or a wound infection after exposure to warmer sea waters increase the likelihood of V. Vulnificus being a possible cause. Also V. Vulnificus infection is treatable with antibiotic therapies.
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