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Florida Mom Reveals How a Tiny Cut on Her Leg Led to a Near-Fatal Brush with Flesh-Eating Bacteria

Florida Mom Reveals How a Tiny Cut on Her Leg Led to a Near-Fatal Brush with Flesh-Eating Bacteria
health9/4/2025

"It feels like somebody took gasoline, poured it on my leg, and lit [it] on fire," Genevieve Gallagher, 49, said of contracting the bacteria known as Vibrio vulnificus

Alamy UF Health Shands Hospital Florida NEED TO KNOW A woman in Florida was warned she could lose her leg or even die after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria following a local beach swim Genevieve Gallagher, 49, contracted Vibrio vulnificus after s... [4510 chars]