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It is usually what is referred to as flesh-eating bacteria according to the National Institutes of Health. However, it is extremely rare with fewer than 1,000 cases in the United States per year. It requires lab testing or imaging. It can last several days or weeks. This flesh-eating bacteria is present now in the Mississippi Gulf Coast and at other beaches.

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Dead Dying Tissue

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Medication

Antibiotics: High dose intravenous antibiotics are given.
Penicillin · Clindamycin · Metronidazole

Antihypotensive agents: To raise blood pressure.
Midodrine · Dobutamine

Medical procedures: Debridement · Amputation

Therapies: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy

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What causes it/how is it acquired   Necrotizing fasciitis typically occurs when bacteria already on the skin or in the body get into deep tissue. The infection can also be spread from person to person, but this is very rare. Anyone can get necrotizing fasciitis – including young and otherwise healthy people – but it tends to affect older people and those in poor general health.

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What causes it/how is it acquired   Necrotizing fasciitis typically occurs when bacteria already on the skin or in the body get into deep tissue. The infection can also be spread from person to person, but this is very rare. Anyone can get necrotizing fasciitis – including young and otherwise healthy people – but it tends to affect older people and those in poor general health.

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Prevention:               Self care                 Avoid risk factors like drug abuse, and use of non- steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs Apply an airtight covering to a wound and then use vacuum to remove fluid and other material to promote healing 

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Prevention:               Self care                 Avoid risk factors like drug abuse, and use of non- steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs Apply an airtight covering to a wound and then use vacuum to remove fluid and other material to promote healing 

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Symptoms                                          Pain that worsens with time                   Redness and warmth around the wound Blisters filled with dark fluid Oozing from the affected area           Skin discoloration                 The following flu- like symptoms are also seen:                   Nausea                   Fever                  Diarrhea          Dizziness            General malaise   Thirst             

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Symptoms                                          Pain that worsens with time                   Redness and warmth around the wound Blisters filled with dark fluid Oozing from the affected area           Skin discoloration                 The following flu- like symptoms are also seen:                   Nausea                   Fever                  Diarrhea          Dizziness            General malaise   Thirst             

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Necrotizing fasciitis spreads quickly and aggressively in an infected person.

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Necrotizing Fasciitis
(Flesh-Eating Bacteria)