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According to the CDC


Most people become infected by eating raw or undercooked shellfish, particularly oysters.
Others can become infected if they have a cut or open wound that gets exposed to brackish water -- a mixture of fresh and sea water, often found where rivers meet the sea -- where the bacteria may be found.

Vibrio causes 80,000 illnesses each year in the United States, according to the CDC. About 52,000 of those cases involved contaminated food. Most people recover after a few days.

In severe cases, often involving the type known as Vibrio vulnificus, the bacteria can lead to bloodstream infections and blistering skin lesions, which may require limb amputations. The CDC says between 15 percent and 30 percent of such cases are fatal

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Posted: 01/10/2018 at 12:00PM



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I may have eaten my last raw oyster. Sad story -- HokieNLot11 01/10/2018 10:48AM
  ---------> Have eat em raw for decades ** -- astrohokie 01/10/2018 2:47PM
  According to the CDC -- UberHOKIE 01/10/2018 12:00PM
  That which does not kill us makes us stronger ** -- Brown Water 01/10/2018 12:19PM
  Alcohol has brought me strength -- UberHOKIE 01/10/2018 5:24PM
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