Flesh Eating Frenzy: A Summer of Deadly Bacteria on the Rise The Gulf and Eastern coasts are experiencing a perfect storm this summer.
Warm waters, extreme weather events, and an opportunistic bacteria have converged to make headlines for all the wrong reasons. Vibrio vulnificus, often mislabeled as "flesh eating" disease, is back with a vengeance.
Multiple states along the Gulf and Eastern coasts have reported cases of severe infection this summer, resulting in several fatalities.