Florida teen fights for life after flesh-eating bacteria from park swim
TL;DR
A 17-year-old Florida teen is fighting for his life after a minor scrape from a park swim became a severe Vibrio vulnificus infection; he has undergone emergency surgeries, is on aggressive antibiotics, and faces possible heart complications or amputation as doctors warn the flesh-eating bacterium can be deadly in warm coastal waters and related exposures.
- Teen ‘fighting for his life’ after contracting flesh-eating bacteria from swimming in Florida park New York Post
- Teen fights flesh-eating bacteria he got while swimming at park with siblings WEAU
- Teen Hospitalized for Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Swimming with Siblings in Florida People.com
- Florida teen fights for life after contracting flesh-eating bacteria while swimming The Independent
- Cases of flesh-eating bacteria in Florida. Is it found in Louisiana? Shreveport Times
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