San Jose mother undergoes limb amputation after contracting rare bacterial infection

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San Jose mother undergoes limb amputation after contracting rare bacterial infection
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Laura Barajas bought fish from a grocery store in San Jose and cooked it herself. The next day she was admitted to a local hospital and diagnosed with Vibrio Vulnificus, a bacterial infection.

is recovering after contracting a bacterial infection from eating fish she cooked at home.

A family spokesperson told KTVU they’re not ready to talk about it, but they wanted the public to know about this rare case of bacterial infection. Family friend Anna Messina created aThe post says Barajas bought fish from a grocery store in San Jose and cooked it herself. "About 20% of people who get really sick from it, die. So, it’s nothing to laugh at, at all but fortunately, it’s not common," Swartzberg said, adding he has no connection to Barajas' case.

"Generally speaking, the reason somebody has to have a limb amputated is that there’s no longer viable tissue. You’re no longer getting blood to that extremity. So, no matter what you do, the tissue is dead," Swartzberg said. It says about 200 people a year get a Vibrio infection, experiencing diarrhea, stomach cramping, vomiting, chills and fever. The bacteria mainly live in salt waters on the East Coast and can be contracted through an open flesh wound or swallowing salt water.

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