Monday, May 14, 2012

A Gal survives Flesh Eating Monster


A 24 year old woman had a flesh eating bacteria and survived it.  Aimee has lost a leg and part of her abdomen to the bacteria and may have a chance to lose more. Aimee was going down a homemade zip line when it snapped. This left her with a large gash in her left calf, it took 22 staples to close. A few days later the pain continued so a friend too Aimee to the emergency room, she was then diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis, she was flown to Augusta for surgery. According to Dr. Buddy Creech the bacteria is very common is the water and in the environment.  When it gets into deep tissue it starts to destroy the tissue around it. http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/14/health/georgia-flesh-eating-bacteria/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

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