Sentences with phrase «vibrio vulnificus»
Seafood disease Though these diseases do not pose a threat to human health, the warm - water bacterium Vibrio vulnificus does.
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They were also searching for a vaccine for the bacterium Vibrio vulnificus, which infects shellfish off the South Korean coast.
Vibrio vulnificus claimed 44 lives in Florida between 1981 and 1992, 35 of the deaths being associated with eating raw oysters.
According to the FDA, raw oysters contaminated with Vibrio vulnificus can be life threatening or even fatal when eaten by someone with liver disease, diabetes or a weakened immune system.
Pillai said the FDA already has approved the use of electron beam technology as a pathogen intervention strategy to control the naturally occurring Vibrio vulnificus bacterial pathogen in shellfish.
For people with liver disease, diabetes, cancer, stomach disorders, or any other condition that affects the immune system, Vibrio vulnificus is extremely dangerous: it can invade the bloodstream, causing a life - threatening illness.
About 100 people die from Vibrio vulnificus infections every year.
Besides bacteria like V. vulnificus, a person with a new tattoo can also pick up a staph infection, says Dr. Green.
Shortly after getting a new tattoo on his calf, the unidentified 31 - year - old took a dip in the Gulf of Mexico and contracted Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria that typically lurks in seawater and in raw oysters.
About 15 species are known to infect humans, two of particular concern are Vibrio vulnificus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
In a study last year, the U.S. Climate Change Science Program indicated that an increase in sea - surface temperatures would lead to a proliferation of ocean bacteria species like Vibrio vulnificus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus that cause seafood - borne diseases.