{"id":40469,"date":"2017-08-12T11:33:16","date_gmt":"2017-08-12T11:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=40469"},"modified":"2017-08-12T11:33:16","modified_gmt":"2017-08-12T11:33:16","slug":"florida-resident-catches-deadly-bacterial-infection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/health\/florida-resident-catches-deadly-bacterial-infection.html","title":{"rendered":"Florida resident catches deadly bacterial infection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Florida resident catches deadly bacterial infection<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Florida resident catches deadly bacterial infection:- A Florida resident contracted a deadly bacterial infection, officials confirmed Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">The Florida Department of Health confirmed that an Escambia County resident became infected with vibrio vulnificus, according to Pensacola News Journal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Vibrio vulnificus is a bacteria found in salty, warm water. Though infections are rare, the risk is higher during the period of May to October.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">This is the second case of the bacterial infection this year in Escambia County. Since 2014, there have been six known cases of the infection in Escambia County. In 2015, one county resident died of the infection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">The infection normally appears in people who have open wounds or have weak immune systems. Officials have warned people to cover their wounds before going into the water.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Raw shellfish could also carry vibrio vulnificus. Health officials have urged people to cook shellfish and oysters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">\u201cVibrio vulnificus infections are fatal about 40 percent of the time,\u201d according to the Florida Department of Health&#8217;s website. \u201cWound infections with vibrio vulnificus are fatal about 20 percent of the time, and can require aggressive surgical treatment to prevent death,\u201d the department said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">The wound infection can make a person\u2019s skin swell and become red. The bacteria would cause a fever, chills, blisters and a diminishing blood pressure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\/2017\/08\/11\/florida-resident-catches-deadly-bacterial-infection.html<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/health\/florida-resident-catches-deadly-bacterial-infection.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida resident catches deadly bacterial infection Florida resident catches deadly bacterial infection:- A Florida resident contracted a deadly bacterial infection, officials confirmed Monday. The Florida Department of Health confirmed that an Escambia County resident became infected with vibrio vulnificus, according to Pensacola News Journal. 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