In case your mom hasn't texted you about it yet, here's what you need to know about flesh-eating bacteria that's killed two people in Florida this summer
According to the CDC, there are only about 700 to 1,100 cases of necrotizing fasciitis in the United States per year. But if it’s not caught early, it can be fatal: about a third of cases of flesh-eating bacteria end in death.Because the infection spreads relatively quickly — in many cases, within just a few hours — it’s important to spot the symptoms early on, including fever, chills, vomiting, and a reddish or purplish swelling and blisters around the area of the open wound.
The primary symptom is pain that is not commensurate with the extent of the wound, as was the case with the 12-year-old girl who developed a bacterial infection earlier this month: according to a Facebook post authored by her mother, she complained about pain in her calf less than 24 hours after developing the cut, and was unable to walk. The easiest way to prevent such an infection is to thoroughly clean any open wound, even minor cuts and injuries, with soap and water, according to the CDC.
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