California Woman Has Her Arms and Legs Amputated After Consuming Tilapia That Was Contaminated

California Woman Has Her Arms and Legs Amputated After Consuming Tilapia That Was Contaminated

Laura Barajas of San Jose, Calif., lost her limbs after eating contaminated fish.

Vibrio vulnificus is commonly called a “flesh-eating bacteria” as it can cause necrotizing fasciitis, according to the CDC, which is “a severe infection in which the flesh around an open wound dies.”