San Jose woman has all four limbs amputated after contracting rare bacterial infection

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San Jose woman has all four limbs amputated after contracting rare bacterial infection
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On September 1, the CDC issued a health advisory about Vibrio Vulnificus.

is recovering after contracting a bacterial infection from eating fish she cooked at home. After becoming severely ill, the 40-year-old mother had to have all of her limbs amputated to save her life.

"About 20% of people who get really sick from it, die. So, it’s nothing to laugh at, at all but fortunately, it’s not common," Swartzberg said. "Generally speaking, the reason somebody has to have a limb amputated is that there’s no longer viable tissue. You’re no longer getting blood to that extremity. So, no matter what you do, the tissue is dead," Swartzberg said. issued a health advisory about Vibrio Vulnificus. It says about 200 people a year get a Vibrio infection, experiencing diarrhea, stomach cramping, vomiting, chills and fever.

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