For most people, swimming in a lake or river is the best way to cool off on a hot summer's day. But there are more than frogs and fish in those waters – microscopic pathogens that can cause serious ...

A warning before you head out on the water. Flesh-eating bacteria infections are rare -- but can be deadly. And there's already been a death in St. Johns County. A doctor explains the warning signs ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Cases of flesh-eating bacteria have popped up in Florida, including in the Tampa Bay area, and experts are sharing how people can protect themselves. The Florida Department of Health ...

A dangerous, salt-obsessed bacterium is wreaking havoc along the Gulf Coast. Several dozen cases of Vibrio vulnificus and nine deaths have been reported so far this year across Florida, Louisiana, ...

Within just three weeks, four more cases of flesh-eating bacteria have been reported in Florida. According to the most recent data from the state's Department of Health, there are now 20 confirmed ...

In the wake of multiple cases of flesh-eating bacteria in Florida, some people may be wondering what they can do to protect themselves while on vacation or just enjoying a day at the local swimming ...

A rare case of a flesh-eating parasite has become the latest unsettling health concern to make headlines in the United States. According to Reuters, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ...