Doctors were forced to amputate a 71-year-old man’s left arm after he presented at a South Korean hospital with a two-day fever and agonizing pain in his left hand, both of which developed shortly after he ate raw seafood. Medics at the Chonbuk National University Medical School in Jeonju, South Korea were alarmed by a […]
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Flesh-eating disease leaves Langley, B.C., man fighting for life
In the beginning, the only sign that something was seriously wrong with Rob Erke was the pain and a small bump on his left shoulder — there was no wound, no scratch, no insect bite.
New mother who lost limbs to flesh-eating disease sues Halifax hospital
A statement of claim filed in Nova Scotia Supreme Court Wednesday alleges that the negligence of five doctors and the hospital caused or contributed to the health issues suffered by Lindsey Hubley. CBC | Health News
Necrotizing fasciitis cure? Century-old mystery of flesh-eating bacteria SOLVED
BACTERIAL infections include the flesh-eating type caused by Group A Streptococcus bacteria. Scientists have solved a century-old mystery of how to treat it. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Hurricane Harvey flesh-eating bacteria leaves Texas man fighting for life
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Floodwaters, debris and looting are just some of the hazards that average Texans are navigating in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey – but now we can add flesh-eating bacteria to that list. Read Full Article at RT.com RT – Daily news
Flesh-eating ‘sea fleas’ savage teenager’s legs in bloody feeding frenzy (DISTURBING IMAGES)
A young Australian man took a dip in the ocean to soothe his legs after a day of playing football but was horrified when he returned to the beach to find his legs bleeding uncontrollably from what appeared to be thousands of tiny bites. Sam Kanizay, 16, spent Saturday evening unwinding at Dendy Street Beach […]
Insect bite warning: THIS is how cuts on the skin can trigger DEADLY flesh-eating disease
FLESH-EATING disease – properly known as necrotising fasciitis – is a rare but potentially fatal bacterial infection that affects the skin, and surrounding muscles and organs. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Frank West is a flesh-eating zombie in new Dead Rising 4 DLC
First DLC drops in April Continue reading… Polygon – All
Woman nearly dies from flesh-eating bug caught playing dodgeball
A YOUNG mother was nearly killed by a flesh-eating bug she caught – while playing dodgeball. Daily Express :: Health Feed
A best-selling author reveals what it was like to get a flesh-eating disease while exploring a ‘lost city’ in the Honduran jungle
As the sun set over his campsite one evening, author Douglas Preston silently congratulated himself on still being alive. Preston had spent the last week in a remote jungle in Honduras. In that time, he and a team of researchers had wrestled a venomous snake, nearly drowned in quicksand, and been visited by hungry pumas […]
