The South's flesh-eating bacteria scare: A concise guide In the second case of necrotizing fasciitis to surface this month, a Georgia woman is hospitalized after doctors discovered the bacteria spreading through her leg Georgia woman learns toll of flesh-eating bacteria ATLANTA—Faced with the prospect of losing both hands and her one remaining foot, a young Georgia woman battling to survive a case of Early diagnosis key for mom with flesh-eating bacteria When Lana Kuykendall, a paramedic, noticed an odd bruise on her leg days after giving birth to twins, she checked herself into a hospital. That may have made all the difference since early treatment is critical. Father of flesh-eating bacteria victim commends her courage I apologize for not posting any recent updates on Aimee. The past 48 hours have flown by like a whirlwind. Much has happened and my computer time has been extremely limited. I truly appreciate your patience and understanding. Flesh-eating disease patient to lose hands, foot Faced with the prospect of losing both hands and her one remaining foot, a young Georgia woman battling to survive a case of flesh-eating bacteria that has already claimed one leg mouthed the words "Let's do this." What IS flesh-eating bacteria? With all of the reports popping up about patients suffering from "flesh-eating bacteria," one has to ask: just what IS this scary-sounding disease? Flesh bacteria cases raise awareness A foundation devoted to education about and treatment of flesh-eating bacteria cites government figures estimating 500 to 1,500 cases occur in the United States each year. But media coverage of these cases is rare, so the story of a Georgia grad student fighting the disease may help raise awareness, the foundation's co-founder says. New case of flesh-eating bacteria reported in S.C. mom Woman complained of leg cramps and saw what she thought was a blood clot on the back of her leg, which turned out to be necrotizing fasciitis Flesh-eating bug rarely infects humans Flesh-eating bacteria are common in the environment, but they rarely infect humans. Georgia landscaper battles flesh-eating bacteria A third case of flesh-eating bacteria has emerged with ties to Georgia, myFOXatlanta reported. A landscaper from Cartersville is in critical condition at Doctors Hospital in Augusta battling the potentially deadly disease.
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