Woman eats tilapia and all her limbs are amputated Revista Oeste

Eating contaminated fish can result in limb amputation. This happened recently in the United States when a woman from California According to his friends, all four of his limbs were amputated after he ate tilapia that was contaminated with a deadly bacteria.

Laura Barajas, 40, underwent the operation that saved her life on Thursday 14th after a monthlong hospital stay. Anna Messina, a friend of Barajas, told the station CROWN, from the US state of California: “It was very difficult for all of us. It’s terrible. This could have happened to any of us.”

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“His kidneys began to fail.”

Barajas is the mother of a sixyearold boy. Her friend went on to say that she became ill days after eating the fish she purchased at a local market in San Jose, California. The infected woman prepared the fish at home.

“My friend almost lost her life. She was on a ventilator,” Messina said. “Doctors put her in an induced coma. His fingers turned black, as did his feet and lips. She had complete sepsis and her kidneys began to fail.”

Messina said her friend Barajas was infected with Vibrio vulnificus, a potentially deadly bacteria found in raw seafood and also seawater.

Laura Barajas in the hospital. Photo/Social Media | reproduction

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Doctor Natasha Spottiswoode told KRON: “You can become infected with this bacterium in the following ways: you can eat something contaminated or expose yourself to a cut or tattoo to the water in which the bacterium lives.” The specialist also said that this is a particularly is a worrying infection for people with weak immune systems.

150 to 200 cases of vibro vulnificus are reported annually in the United States. About one in five infected people dies. Barajas’ family is waiting for new information from doctors on what to do next. Her friend Messina was able to raise more than $39,000 for her medical expenses.

Regarding the infected woman’s situation, Messina added: “She didn’t know that this simple act would change her life forever.” Laura has been in the hospital for over a month and is fighting for her life. Now she’s a quadruple amputee.”

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