在美国海岸一带,与气候变化带来的较温暖的海洋水域相关联,大量食用细菌的病例激增。 Flesh-eating bacteria cases surge along U.S. coasts, linked to warmer ocean waters from climate change.

食肉细菌(称为Vibrio vulnificus)的病例正在美国沿海地区上升,特别是东海岸,原因是气候变化导致海水变暖。 Cases of flesh-eating bacteria, known as Vibrio vulnificus, are rising along U.S. coastal areas, especially the East Coast, due to warmer ocean waters caused by climate change. 据疾控中心称,1988年至2018年期间,病例增加了800%。 According to the CDC, cases have increased by 800% from 1988 to 2018. 人们可以通过露天切口接触受污染的水或食用生海鲜或煮不足的海鲜来感染这种疾病。 People can contract the infection through open cuts exposed to contaminated water or by consuming raw or undercooked seafood. 大约五分之一的受感染者死于细菌。 About one in five infected individuals die from the bacteria.