The bacteria "eat meat" infected another man and died at 48 hours

Cheryl Bennett Wiygul received a visit from her father who was fighting cancer, but the good recovery allowed her to share a few days of to rest and walk. However, twelve hours after being on the beach, the man began to feel bad. He had fever, chills, cramps and was starting to feel intense pain in his legs.

When he returned to Memphis, his hometown, he found a big black wound on his back. Then red bumps appeared on the arms and legs. "The the bacteria eat meat looks like an urban myth. Let me badure you, no. It took my father's life"he wrote Cheryl Bennett Wiygul on your Facebook page.

Dave Bennet was not injured but some scratches on his arms and legs. In addition, Cheryl badured that they had precautions taken after hearing about this bacteria, they covered the wounds and applied sunscreen. "My dad I had no open soreI had cures in a few places, but I made sure they were perfectly sealed, "he said.

"They arrived at the Memphis hospital around 8 pm When they helped him change, the doctors saw on his back a dark and very swollen place that did not exist before. My mother sent me a photo and it was a blow to me, I asked her if she was really as black as she looked at the picture and she said yes, she did not never seen a cut in the back and me either, I told him to inform them that she was in the Florida water and that she could be necrotizing fasciitisCheryl explained in her social networks.

"Some nurses said they never saw anything like it, and at 1 am it became septic tank and they transferred it to the USI. My father had several medical problems, they had to intubate him. They said that their organs were too damaged and his blood was too acidic to stay alive. He left Sunday afternoon. Less than 48 hours after leaving the water and feeling good, the bacteria they had destroyed it"Cheryl wrote sadly.

After his father's death, laboratory tests confirmed his theory. "He was infected by Vibrio vulnificus, known as necrotizing fasciitis or carnivorous bacteria, which is transmitted by raw shellfish or an open wound. "

"I think that there was a simple notice posted about the risk of swimming with an open wound or immune disorderWe would not have let him in. I do not try to scare people from the beach or swim. I love water and my dad too. People need to know how to be more careful and recognize the symptoms, "he said.