Florida Health Officials Try to Put "Flesh Eating Bacteria" Scare Headlines into Perspective
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Tech Times] By Jill Arce, - June 29, 2015 -
Health officials in Florida made efforts to assure the public that Vibrio is not as exaggeratingly threatening as it seems.
From late May to early June, fear has clouded the state when news about the flesh-eating Vibrio vulnificus bacterium spread out. However, the Florida Health Department says that the wide media coverage published inaccuracies which have caused a great deal of concern among Floridians. One concern was regarding the safety of the beaches related to previous cases involving the bacteria.
One can get Vibrio vulnificus usually by (1) exposing open wounds, cuts and scratches to brackish and salt water and (2) eating raw or undercooked oysters and other shellfish.
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