Houston Dentist dies due to flesh eating bacteria.

[Doggie]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=541&e=5&u=/ap/brf_flesh_eating_bacteria

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[JesseBrad3]

WOW. What a way to go.

 

[grtuck]

Although the bacteria are different (vibrio vulnificus), it's still a little ironic that bacteria would be the reason he died.

grtuck

 

[Smilemaker100]

Actually, the most prevalent bacterial cause for the so called "flesh eating disease " is Staphylococcus aureus, which most of you must know, are pretty involved with infections (cellulitis) of the fascia/anatomic spaces in the head and neck region.

 

[Smilemaker100]

What's really scary about the so called "flesh-eating disease" or to be more scientific " necrotizing fasciitis" is that the portal of entry can be due to something as simple as a pinprick and sometimes the portal of entry is never identified!!!!

Here is a website with further information:
http://www.dermnetnz.org/bacterial/necrotising-fasciitis.html

Here is a website from the CDC ( Center for Disease Control)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/groupastreptococcal_g.htm

 

[Biogirl361]

i guess i won't get that saltwater tank after all...

 

[ItsGavinC]

One of my neighbors in Utah had this disease when I was growing up. He recovered but was pretty close to death for a while as I recall. His story was all over the news and I think they even made a mini-TV movie about him.

 

[Zurik5]

You sure this guy wasn't run over by their Metro train, and they're just trying to cover it up?