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Where can i come into contact with vibrio vulnificus?
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Water and oysters: Eating raw or inadequately cooked oysters and wound infection from contamination water.
Answered 8/25/2012
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Vibrio vulnificus: Is a salt water bacterium is a part of the normal flora of sea water that can be acquired by wading in sea water or eating uncooked shellfish and is potentially quite serious in those with diabetes, liver disease and other risk factors.
Answered 11/4/2012
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