‘It’s real, it’s out there, and it will kill you!’: Flesh-eating bacteria kills 67-yr-old man in days : theblaze

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'It's real, it's out there, and it will kill you!': Flesh-eating bacteria kills 67-yr-old man in days

'It's real, it's out there, and it will kill you!': Flesh-eating bacteria kills 67-yr-old man in days

Just days days after exposing an open wound on his leg to the waters off Ocean City, Maryland, 67-year-old Mike Funk was sickened by a flesh-eating bacteria and died.According to Funk's family, he likely contracted the vibrio vulnificus on Sept. 11, when an open wound on his leg came in contact with the salty bay waters as they were packing up their boat for the day.The CDC estimates that 52,000 of the 80,000 reported cases of vibrio in America each year come from eating seafood.


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Israeli researchers get proactive to kill bacteria and ward off famine

Israeli researchers get proactive to kill bacteria and ward off famine

In the foreseeable future, food companies might be able to store products like milk in miracle containers that kill or at least... subscribe now to get the full story Subscribe Log in Haaretz unlimited.Only 1$ for the first month


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Tasmanian devil milk can kill the most deadly drug-resistant bacteria known

Tasmanian devil milk can kill the most deadly drug-resistant bacteria known

Now researches are trying to replicate these antimicrobesPeptides in the milk contain six naturally occurring antimicrobesthe peptides in the milkThe global fight against infectious disease may have a new weapon - Tasmanian devil milk.The milk has been shown to kill some of the most deadly bacterial and fungal infections, including golden staph, by Sydney University researchers.This is due to the peptides contained in the milk having six naturally occurring antimicrobes which researches have set about replicating.