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Flesh-Eating Bacteria at the Beach? How You Can Become Infected
By Rachael Rettner, Senior Writer | August 2, 2017 06:33pm ET
A woman visiting Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, reportedly developed an infection with flesh-eating bacteria after wading in the ocean there with a cut on her leg. But what causes this infection, and can you really catch it at the beach?
Last week, Bonita Fetterman, of Lumberton, North Carolina, was visiting Myrtle Beach with her family, when she lost her balance on the balcony of her hotel room and cut her leg on a chair, according to local news outlet WMBF. But the cut wasn't serious, and she later waded into the ocean, WMBF reported.
https://www.livescience.com/60025-flesh-eating-bacteria-beach.html