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Flesh-eating bacteria kill at least 7 along Gulf Coast. Here's how to protect yourself. - CBS News

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Flesh-eating bacteria kill at least 7 along Gulf Coast. Here's how to protect yourself. - CBS News
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Vibrio vulnificus, a so-called flesh-eating bacterium, lurks in warm coastal waters and can enter the body through open wounds or from eating raw shellfish.

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