New fear unlocked! A nasty bacteria is on the rise, just in time for beach season.

Warming ocean waters are priming beaches and raw shellfish for Vibrio. Scientists are trying to stay one step ahead.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A grouping of Vibrio vulnificus bacteria is revealed in a 13,184x magnified scanning electron microscopic image from 2005.

The pain, said Genevieve Gallagher, was "unbelievable." The Florida woman nearly lost her life and her leg to the flesh-eating bacteria known as Vibrio vulnificus, or Vibrio, after swimming with her ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The number of flesh-eating bacteria cases has increased to 13 as the number of deaths remains at four, according to health department data. The cases span Florida, and the deaths were in ...

HORMONE LEVELS. SOMETHING TO TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT. THIS WEEK, THE STATE ISSUED AN ALERT ABOUT A RARE BACTERIA THAT CAN CAUSE WHAT IS KNOWN AS FLESH EATING DISEASE. AFTER A SWIMMER IN FALMOUTH WAS ...

Cape Cod health officials say a person who swam at Old Silver Beach in Falmouth has contracted a rare but potentially life-threatening infection from bacteria that can cause a "flesh-eating" illness.

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 ...

California researchers have identified a possible link between toxin in the gut and increase in cancer cases in people under ...