Vibrio vulnificus is a rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Vibrio present in warm seawater. It causes an infection often incurred after eating seafood, especially shellfish. The bacteria can also enter the body through open wounds when swimming or wading. Symptoms include diarrhea and a blistering dermatitis that is sometimes mistaken for pemphigus or pemphigoid. Severe symptoms and even death can occur if the bacterium enters the bloodstream—something more common in people with compromised immune systems. Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla/Divisions Actinobacteria Aquificae Bacteroidetes/Chlorobi Chlamydiae/Verrucomicrobia Chloroflexi Chrysiogenetes Cyanobacteria Deferribacteres Deinococcus-Thermus Dictyoglomi Fibrobacteres/Acidobacteria Firmicutes Fusobacteria Gemmatimonadetes Nitrospirae Omnibacteria Planctomycetes Proteobacteria Spirochaetes Thermodesulfobacteria Thermomicrobia Thermotogae Bacteria (singular, bacterium) are a major group of living organisms. ... Orders Alpha Proteobacteria    Caulobacterales - e. ... Genera Allomonas Beneckea Enhydrobacter Listionella Lucibacterium Photobacterium Salinivibrio Vibrio The Vibrionaceae are a family of Proteobacteria, given their own order. ... Vibrio is a genus of bacteria, included in the gamma subgroup of the Proteobacteria. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... Phyla/Divisions Actinobacteria Aquificae Bacteroidetes/Chlorobi Chlamydiae/Verrucomicrobia Chloroflexi Chrysiogenetes Cyanobacteria Deferribacteres Deinococcus-Thermus Dictyoglomi Fibrobacteres/Acidobacteria Firmicutes Fusobacteria Gemmatimonadetes Nitrospirae Omnibacteria Planctomycetes Proteobacteria Spirochaetes Thermodesulfobacteria Thermomicrobia Thermotogae Bacteria (singular, bacterium) are a major group of living organisms. ... Vibrio is a genus of bacteria, included in the gamma subgroup of the Proteobacteria. ... Seafood in Brussels, Belgium Seafood is any sea animal that is served as food or is suitable for eating. ... Shellfish is a term used to describe molluscs and crustaceans used as food. ... A wound is a physical trauma where the skin is torn, cut or punctured. ... Diarrhea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... A blister or bulla is a defense mechanism of the human body. ... Dermatitis is a term literally meaning inflammation of the skin. It is usually used to refer to eczema, which is also known as Dermatitis eczema. ... Pemphigus is an autoimmune disorder that causes blistering and raw sores on skin and mucous membranes. ... Red blood cells (erythrocytes) are present in the blood and help carry oxygen to the rest of the cells in the body Blood is a circulating tissue composed of fluid plasma and cells (red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets). ... The immune system is the organ system that protects an organism from outside biological influences. ...

Theoretically, anyone can be infected by uncooked seafood. However, there are people who are especially vulnerable, including those with achlorhydria (decreased gastric acid production) and haemochromatosis. Achlorhydria is decreased production of gastric acid by the stomach. ... Gastric acid is, together with several enzymes and the intrinsic factor, one of the main secretions of the stomach. ... Haemochromatosis, also spelled hemochromatosis, is a hereditary disease characterized by improper processing by the body of dietary iron which causes iron to accumulate in a number of body tissues, eventually causing organ dysfunction. ...

When caught early, the infection can be treated with doxycycline. However, some people have had limbs amputated to stop the disease from spreading. Doxycycline is a tetracycline antibiotic that is commonly prescribed by medical doctors for infections and to treat acne. ... A limb (from the Old English lim) is a jointed appendage of the human or animal body; a large or main branch of a tree; a representative, branch or member of a group or organization. ... Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma or surgery. ...