Symptoms of Vibrio
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When ingested, V. parahaemolyticus
and V. vulnificus infections cause watery diarrhea, often with abdominal
cramping, nausea, vomiting, fever, and chills. These symptoms can occur
within 24 hours of eating contaminated food and usually last 3 days.
Severe disease is rare and occurs more commonly in persons with weakened
immune systems.
V. vulnificus can cause a severe and life-threatening bloodstream illness
characterized by fever, chills, decreased blood pressure, septic shock, and
blistering skin lesions. Death occurs in 50% of individuals with V.
vulnificus bloodstream infections.
V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus can also cause an infection of the
skin when an open wound is exposed to warm seawater. In immunocompromised
individuals, these infections may lead to skin breakdown, ulceration, and
invasion into the bloodstream, causing the potentially fatal outcome as
described above. |
Symptoms Gastrointestinal Illness:
- Watery diarrhea
- Abdominal cramping
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Fever
- Chills
Bloodstream Infection:
- Fever
- Chills
- Decreased blood pressure
- Septic shock
- Blistering skin lesions
- Death
Skin Infection:
- Skin breakdown
- Ulceration
Incubation Period
- 5 hours to 4 days; most commonly 1 day.
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