Danger in the Water: Flesh Eating Bacteria
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It sounds like the premise of a creepy movie, but this one is real. It is Vibrio vulnificus. It is found in warm salty water where people like to swim. It enters the skin through small cuts and can cause necrotizing fasciitis. Listen and learn about this growing threat.
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