The bacteria thrives in warm waters, and is fatal for 1 in 5 people

More people are getting sick from exposure to a dangerous microbe that inhabits South Carolina coastal waters, but efforts to learn about the germ and warn the public have become a challenge as the organism expands its range. The number of cases of vibrio ...

The outbreak is likely to further devastate the livestock industry, which is already at a 75-year low for herd counts.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reader's Digest, Getty Images (2), stock.adobe.com (Reader's Digest, Getty Images (2), stock.adobe.com) If you get freaked out imagining what’s lurking in the water when you swim, you ...