In Florida, four people have died this year after they were exposed to Vibrio vulnificus, a rare but deadly bacteria found in warm coastal waters.

Flesh-eating bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, thrives in warm, salty, or brackish waters, especially during summer and after ...

Infection can occur through consuming raw shellfish or exposure of open wounds to contaminated water. Planning to take a family vacation to Florida before the start of school in the fall? You should ...

Ohioans planning on a Florida vacation before the start of school should be aware of a rare "flesh-eating" bacteria reported ...

The State Department of Health has released a statement regarding cases in the panhandle of flesh-eating bacteria.

At least four people have died and nearly a dozen others have gotten sick from a flesh-eating bacteria found in the water and ...

Infections that enter the bloodstream are fatal about 50 percent of the time. Some who contract the infection die within days.

At least four people have died and nearly a dozen others have gotten sick from a flesh-eating bacteria found in the water and contaminated raw seafood across the ...

Brackish water has proven deadly in the Sunshine State as cases of a flesh-eating bacteria have been linked to the shimmering coasts of Florida.

Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. It is rare, with an average of 150 to 200 cases reported each year to the Center for Disease Control and ...

Prince Harry’s recent solo trip to Angola has touched hearts worldwide. Away from Meghan Markle, the Duke of Sussex carried ...

We often think of dangerous health threats as sudden events—a heart attack, a stroke, or a cancer diagnosis that seems to come out of nowhere. But the truth is, many of the greatest threats to our ...