A Florida man nearly lost his leg due to a rare flesh-eating bacterial infection that developed after he was bitten by a human while breaking up a family brawl. The man sought care for a painful swelling on his bitten thigh and was rushed to surgery to remove rotten tissue. He ended up needing a second surgery several days later. Doctors believe the human mouth is teeming with bacteria, and many species can cause flesh-eating disease, aka necrotizing fasciitis.
A man in Florida developed a "flesh-eating" infection after a relative bit his leg during a family gathering. The infection caused his thigh to rapidly die, and he required immediate surgery to remove the infected flesh. The bacteria that caused the infection is unknown, but it's possible that it came from the biting relative's mouth. The man spent three weeks recovering in the hospital and required six months of additional care after discharge.
A Florida man contracted a flesh-eating bacterial infection after being bitten by a family member during a fight. He assumed it was a harmless lesion and got a tetanus shot and antibiotics, but three days later, he could barely walk. He required emergency surgery and had to have 70% of the tissue in his thigh removed. The flesh-eating bacteria, known as necrotizing fasciitis, kills tissue surrounding muscles and nerves. Doctors had never seen a case in which they were sure it came from another human’s mouth. The man had to undergo six months of additional treatment for the serious wound.
A Florida man had to undergo emergency surgery to address a potentially deadly flesh-eating bacterial infection which developed as a result of him being bitten by a relative. Surgeons had to cut out around 70 percent of Adams’ thigh to save his leg, and possibly his life. Doctors say they’d never before seen a case of the flesh-eating bacteria—known as necrotizing fasciitis—caused by a human bite.
A man from Tampa Bay survived a flesh-eating bacteria that had started destroying part of his leg after being bitten by a family member. He went to the hospital for a tetanus shot and antibiotics but by the third day, his leg was very sore, warm, and painful. Rushing to the ER, he was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis, a flesh-eating bacteria, and underwent two surgeries to remove all the infected tissue. The doctor warns that if you have a wound and it is getting worse, seek medical attention as it could be a sign of an infection.
