Yet another reason to avoid Florida:
After two men suffered flesh-eating bacteria infections from local waters recently, Tampa Bay area physicians are warning residents and visitors to be careful swimming in brackish water or eating uncooked seafood.
Even with treatment, one in three patients die from necrotizing fasciitis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Since 2010, the agency says, between 700 and 1,200 people a year have contracted the infection in the United States. But cases have gone up in the last year in Florida, Jain said.
This is sure to put a crimp in local sushi bars down there.