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Necrotizing Fasciitis Disease is a rare, but deadly disease. It’s a serious bacterial skin infection that kills off the human body’s tissue. It spreads quickly and can cause death of soft tissue, fast. More than one bacterium can cause Necrotizing Fasciitis Disease. The bacterium that can cause this disease are: group A Streptococcus (group A strep), Klebsiella, Clostridium, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Aeromonas hydrophila.

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-->Being Female.
--> Having a pre-existing condition, especially those of weakening immune systems. Some examples are: cirrhosis, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, kidney disease, and so on.
--> Being over the age of 60 years old.

People of Highest Risk:
--> Being in the same house as someone who is infected.
--> Sharing the same bed of someone who is infected.
--> People who have direct contact with an infected person's secretions.

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--> Necrotizing Fasciitis can be transmitted person-to-person.
-->  Can be spread through contact with mucus from the nose or mouth through saliva.
--> An individual can contract the disease if around someone when they cough or sneeze.
--> An individual can contract the flesh-eating infection through sharing eating utensils, things with saliva on them like lipstick or cigarettes, and kissing.
--> Can contract through an insect bite.

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- Sudden onset swelling
- Redness
- Pain around wound
- Tenderness
- Fever
- Nausea
- Diarrhea
- Body aches
-  Stomach aches
- Chills
- Sore throat
- Shiny/hot to touch wound
If Infection Spreads, Signs/Symptoms Include:
- Dehydration
- Fast heart rate
- Low blood pressure
- Less pain since tissue would die off at this point
- Confusion
- Ulcers
- Black spots
-  Blisters
- Vomiting and fatigue

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Treatment depends on how much the disease has spread or infected a person. However, treatment is always performed through the action of intravenous antibiotics and surgery to remove the dead tissue. This is most important because it will determine if the disease spreads further or not and cause serious complications like septicemia if it spreads through a person's blood supply. Sometimes, removal of dead tissue isn't enough and limbs need to be surgically removed. Organ failure can also occur if these treatment options are not done, and even death. About 25% of patients who have Necrotizing Fasciitis die from complications as such.

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Aimmee Copeland fought for her life in 2015. She went zip-lining and contracted Necrotizing Fasciitis Disease soon after. She cut her calf open and needed around 22 staples to close the wound on her calf. She came back to the hospital that very next day with severe pain and was given antibiotics. Two days following this, Aimee became so pale that she was then taken back to the hospital where she was diagnosed with Necrotizing Fasciitis Disease. She went through emergency surgery and her tissue was removed. That didn’t seem to stop the infection there, so Aimee was rushed back into emergency surgery, with the amputation of her whole leg.Aimee went through cardiac arrest, was resuscitated, and then her organs began to fail. Aimee fought for her life and ended up surviving Necrotizing Fasciitis Disease. However, it costed her both of her hands, a foot, and a whole leg. Aimee was very lucky to survive, and this happened within one week. Necrotizing Fasciitis is so severe and fast, that it can kill an individual THAT fast. Even when going to see a doctor as soon as the symptoms show can still not be enough time. Aimee is grateful for her life and has an optimistic attitude towards the future.

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https://www.cdc.gov/features/necrotizingfasciitis/index.html
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https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/6454/necrotizing-fasciitis
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https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthlinkbc-files/flesh-eating-disease
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https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/28/health/aimee-copeland/index.html
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/aimee-copeland-24-battles-flesh-eating-necrotizing-fasciitis-following-zip-lining-accident/
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https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/necrotizing-fasciitis-flesh-eating-bacteria#1

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- Good wound care
- Drain open wounds
- Keep wounds covered with a dry and clean bandage
- DO NOT delay any coverage for a blister, scratch, or any open wound
- Avoid swimming in swimming pools or any natural body of water
- ALWAYS wash hands with soap and water
- Antibiotics are recommended for anyone who was around someone with Necrotizing Fasciitis
- NEVER delay medical attention