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Callista Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK)  At least six people have died on the East Coast this summer after being infected with "flesh-eating" bacteria in warming waters. Health officials say two people in Connecticut, one person in New York and three in North Carolina died in July and August from Vibrio vulnificus, a potentially deadly bacterium. The U.S typically sees a handful of deaths in Gulf states, but it s rare for deaths to be spiking in East Coast states. In response, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory to warn doctors, laboratories and public health departments to be on the lookout for these infections. "The sky is not falling, but be careful, pay attention and take it seriously if you have an infection and get it treated," Dr. Rita Colwell, a microbiologist and marine expert at the University of Maryland at College Park and at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, told ABC News. Vibrio bacter

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