6 Floridians contract flesh-eating bacteria

Symptoms include diarrhea, nausea, blistering skin lesions

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – There's no place many of us would rather be on a summertime South Florida day than at the beach, but the ocean's warm water may be too warm.

Health officials say the temperatures in the water make it a perfect breeding ground for vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria that can make you really sick. Symptoms include diarrhea, nausea and blistering skin lesions.

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Six Floridians have contracted the bacteria so far this year.

The Florida Department of Health is now advising anyone with an opened wound, liver disease or a compromised immune system to be aware.