Deaths From Rare Flesh-Eating Bacteria Reported in These 2 StatesDeaths From Rare Flesh-Eating Bacteria Reported in These 2 StatesDeaths From Rare Flesh-Eating Bacteria Reported in These 2 States 

USA TODAY Network / ReutersHealth officials are warning the public to stay vigilant after a flesh-eating bacteria infection killed at least seven people across two states in recent weeks. Vibrio vulnificus, most commonly spread through raw seafood or contact with brackish coastal water, earned its “flesh-eating” moniker from its ability to cause an infection called vibriosis that damages or “eats away” at skin and tissue.