Flesh+Eating+Bacteria

Flesh Eating Bacteria   Flesh Eating Bacteria is a very rare disease which is caused by bacteria. When you get this disease, it destroys your skin, your tissue, your fat. Although this disease if highly rare, it is very deadly; 1 in 4 people die of flesh eating bacteria. The scientific name and the medical term for this disease would be //n//ecrotizing fasciitis. ** How it is transmitted ** It is usually transmitted when you have an open wound that comes into contact with bacteria, such as ocean water or salt water or even just having a muscle strain or a bruise. Sometimes, flesh eating bacteria can be transmitted from one person to another, such as kissing or coming in contact with the other persons wound. But it is unlikely for someone with flesh eating bacteria to pass it on to another person unless they have an open wound, chickenpox or a impaired immune system. ** Symptoms ** Symptoms include pain in the area of infection, swollen tissue, the area becomes red and it is hot to the touch. Victims of flesh eating bacteria usually have diarrhea, a fever and will look as if he is very ill. If bacteria is already deep in the tissue, then symptoms might not be that noticeable. If you start vomiting it is also a sign of flesh eating bacteria. ** Treatment ** People infected with flesh eating bacteria are usually taken to surgery when they know they have that disease. They typically go through a surgical debridement (removing the tissue) to stop the disease from spreading; the sooner you you get it treated, the faster it will heal. Sometimes you can take antibiotics to destroy the bacteria that causes the infection. However getting a surgical debridement will destroy most of the bacteria in the body so it is almost always needed to remove the tissue where the infection is. In more serious cases, you might have to remove your whole limb for the patient to survive since the bacteria might have spreaded throught the whole limb. These are still the only types of treatment available right now to prevent the disease from spreading. media type="youtube" key="3b0gp2C8R5E?fs=1" height="385" width="480"