https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc Vibrio vulnificus en-us 2019-07-22 00:39:46 UTC 2026-02-15 23:31:27 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f3d6.png ekbrown01 https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371834273 2019-07-22 02:08:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371834273 ekbrown01 https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371834312 2019-07-22 02:08:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371834312 ekbrown01 https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371834338 2019-07-22 02:08:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371834338 ekbrown01 https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371834355 2019-07-22 02:08:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371834355 ekbrown01 https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371834367 2019-07-22 02:08:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371834367 ekbrown01 https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371834379 2019-07-22 02:08:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371834379 ekbrown01 https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371834395 2019-07-22 02:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371834395 ekbrown01 https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371834407 2019-07-22 02:09:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371834407 ekbrown01 https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371834420 2019-07-22 02:09:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371834420 ekbrown01 https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371834434 2019-07-22 02:09:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371834434 ekbrown01 https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371834453 2019-07-22 02:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371834453 ekbrown01 https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371834845 Vibrio vulnificus is a gram-negative bacterium that causes two very bad syndromes - septicemia and necrotizing fascitis. ]]> 2019-07-22 02:11:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371834845 ekbrown01 https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371835940 Septicemia is caused by Vibrio vulnificus. Generally, a person that eats raw seafood or oysters that have  been in the waters with V. vulnificus. Sepsis is the body's most extreme reaction to an infection. It has a 50% survival rate. 
Wound Infections, such as Necrotizing fascitis, are also caused by Vibrio vulnificus. It is a rare bacterial infection that spreads quickly throughout the body. It causes redness and swelling. This can be fatal very quickly. ]]> 2019-07-22 02:18:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371835940 ekbrown01 https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371837903 Vibriosis causes an estimated 80,000 illnesses and 100 deaths in the United States every year. People with vibriosis become infected by consuming raw or undercooked seafood or exposing a wound to seawater. Most infections occur from May through October when water temperatures are warmer.]]> 2019-07-22 02:27:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371837903 ekbrown01 https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371839239 Vibriosis is treated by antibiotics and sometimes by skin and/or limb amputation. Patients also need to drink a lot of water to replace fluids lost in diarrhea. ]]> 2019-07-22 02:33:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371839239 ekbrown01 https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371839653 1. Do not eat raw or undercooked seafood. Cook your seafood! 
2. Don't cross contaminate seafood juices with other foods. 
3. Use good hygiene: WASH YOUR HANDS after handling seafood and/or preparing raw food. 
4. Stay out of salt water or brackish water if you have a wound. 
5. Wash wound if you come into contact with salt water or brackish water. 
6. Wear water shoes in water to prevent cuts. 
7. If you develop a skin infection after being in salt water or brackish water, tell your physician. ]]> 2019-07-22 02:36:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371839653 ekbrown01 https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371840657 Anyone can get sick from vibriosis, but you may be more likely to get an infection or severe complications if you:

• Have liver disease, cancer, diabetes, HIV, or thalassemia
• Receive immune-suppressing therapy for the treatment of disease
• Take medicine to decrease stomach acid levels
• Have had recent stomach surgery

]]> 2019-07-22 02:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371840657 ekbrown01 https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371841763 People can aquire vibriosis by the following ways: eating raw or undercooked oysters and seafood, entering brackish or salt water with an open wound, and entering water that has been caused by a natural disaster such as a hurricane or a storm surge causing flooding. ]]> 2019-07-22 02:49:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ekbrown01/rkyq73thlksc/wish/371841763