Read our Privacy noticeAnother person has died in Florida after being exposed to the life-threatening flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus. Vibrio infections can lead to blistering skin lesions and septic shock, as well as rapid tissue death that leads to limb amputations. open image in gallery Another death related to the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus was just reported in Florida. open image in gallery A grouping of Vibrio vulnificus bacteria is seen in this scanning electron microscopic image. “It is important to protect wounds from saltwater exposure to avoid the bacteria from entering the body at that site.”