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New Jersey man contracts flesh-eating bacteria while crabbing

A New Jersey father is fighting for his life after contracting Vibrio, a bacteria that led to a flesh-eating infection. It happened while Angel Perez was crabbing in the Maurice River on July 2. Doctors say he may lose his limbs. Dr. Kelly Powers, part of the surgical staff at White Plains Hospital in New York and at Stamford Hospital in Connecticut, explains how to avoid, prevent and recognize symptoms of Vibrio infection.
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