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Bookmark or Share- Necrotizing Fasciitis (Flesh-Eating Disease) - Cleveland ClinicNecrotizing fasciitis, also known as flesh-eating disease, is a bacterial infection that affects the tissue under your skin called fascia. It’s treated with antibiotics and surgery to remove damaged tissue.
- Necrotizing fasciitis - WikipediaBacterial infection is by far the most common cause of necrotizing fasciitis. Despite being called a "flesh-eating disease," bacteria do not eat human tissue. Rather, they release toxins that cause tissue death. Typically, the infection enters the body through a break in the skin such as a cut or burn. [3]
- How someone gets flesh-eating bacteria, and other FAQs about ...What is flesh-eating bacteria, really? Where do you find it? Can it be cured? Infectious disease expert Jose Bazan, DO, answers these and more questions about necrotizing fasciitis.
- About Necrotizing Fasciitis | Group A Strep | CDCNecrotizing fasciitis is a rare, but serious bacterial infection. It can develop very quickly into a life-threatening emergency. Early symptoms include fever, severe pain, and an infection that spreads quickly. People with necrotizing fasciitis need immediate hospital care, antibiotics, and surgery.
- Necrotizing fasciitis: The 'flesh-eating' infection that ...Often, flesh-eating disease is caused by Group A streptococci bacteria, such as Streptococcus pyogenes. But other bacteria — like Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella and Escherichia coli — can...
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