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Your skin can be attacked by bacteria in just 10 minutes of swimming in the sea
One study found that just ten minutes in the ocean, your skin may be covered by a layer of bacteria that live in the sea, which can cause infection.
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One study found that just ten minutes in the ocean, your skin may be covered by a layer of bacteria that live in the sea, which can cause infection.
The density of cholera-causing bacteria and food poisoning in seawater increases significantly due to rising temperatures in the oceans.
It is now a hot period of the year and most people flock to the sea. And this is also the time when doctors noted the rise of a human predatory bacterium called Vibrio.
Human-eating bacteria can enter the body through an open underwater wound or eating seafood on the bottom.