Flesh-Eating Bacteria Infects Three as Experts Warn Warming Oceans Could Make It More Common

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By Madison DapcevichJul 10, 2019, 9:42 am220 pts
Within the last month, at least three people have contracted a flesh-eating infection from an ocean-dwelling bacterium — an occurrence that experts warn could become more frequent as the world's oceans warm. None Vibrio vulnificus is an "opportunistic pathogen" responsible for a majority of seafood-related…

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