Cases “bacteria that eat meat” rise across the Gulf coast, leaving 1 in 5 dead

Officials warn against swimming in the water along the Gulf coast, such as “bacteria that eat the body” in the south, and leave eight people who have died so far throughout Florida and Louisiana.

So far this year, Louisiana health officials have confirmed that 17 amazing cases of Vibrio Vulnificus, a bad bacterial infection can cause blood poisoning and four deaths.

The number represents an increase in the height of the seven annual cases that the state of Bayu has witnessed over the past decade, according to what he said The Ministry of Health Louisiana.

All 17 people were taken to hospital, including the four who died.

Florida, although it is the hot point of the most prominent holidays, is a little superior to 13 confirmed cases Four deaths.

Last year, 15 cases were reported in Pinillas Province alone, directly outside Tamba, and 19 people died due to severe bacteria at the state level, according to what he said. The Ministry of Health in Florida.

Bacteria can enter people’s systems either through open wounds exposed to polluted water or by eating infected seafood, especially oysters, as they tend to “focus”, according to Disease control and prevention centers.

The germs that eat the body in warm and molten water flourish between May and October, which makes the Gulf coast is the perfect reproductive land.

From there, it can cause injuries or bloodstream, if left without treatment, it can become fatal in just days and until the entire ends are amputated to “remove dead or infected tissues”, according to the Center for Disease Control.

The bloodstream infection can cause-the more fatal between the two-strong skin lesions, which give the appearance that something is based on a person from the inside to the outside, giving the bacteria the reputation “eating meat”.

Signs and other symptoms can include fever, redness, pain, swelling, warmth, coloring and emptying, according to the Center for Disease Control.

Some people are at risk of death if they have bacteria, including those who suffer from pre -healthy problems such as cancer, diabetes or liver disease, according to the Ministry of Health in Louisiana.

If it is arrested early enough, many cases can be treated with antibiotics, according to the Center for Disease Control.

Nearly 80,000 cases of vibration occur every year in the United States, according to the Health Agency. Most of the registered cases were linked to contaminated food.