Rickey Kimble by Rickey Kimble https://padlet.com/rickey_kimble/p5hdqw6p1tch Streptococcus pyogenes en-us 2019-07-19 13:07:21 UTC 2024-12-16 13:16:19 UTC hello@padlet.com Human Pathogen: Streptoccus pyrogenes rickey_kimble https://padlet.com/rickey_kimble/p5hdqw6p1tch/wish/371694544 2019-07-19 13:31:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rickey_kimble/p5hdqw6p1tch/wish/371694544 Disease rickey_kimble https://padlet.com/rickey_kimble/p5hdqw6p1tch/wish/371694725 Necrotizing Fasciitis
(Flesh-Eating Bacteria)]]> 2019-07-19 13:34:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rickey_kimble/p5hdqw6p1tch/wish/371694725 rickey_kimble https://padlet.com/rickey_kimble/p5hdqw6p1tch/wish/371695135 Necrotizing fasciitis spreads quickly and aggressively in an infected person.]]> 2019-07-19 13:40:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rickey_kimble/p5hdqw6p1tch/wish/371695135 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 rickey_kimble https://padlet.com/rickey_kimble/p5hdqw6p1tch/wish/371695252   ]]> 2019-07-19 13:42:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rickey_kimble/p5hdqw6p1tch/wish/371695252 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 rickey_kimble https://padlet.com/rickey_kimble/p5hdqw6p1tch/wish/371695524 2019-07-19 13:47:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rickey_kimble/p5hdqw6p1tch/wish/371695524 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. rickey_kimble https://padlet.com/rickey_kimble/p5hdqw6p1tch/wish/371696163 2019-07-19 13:53:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rickey_kimble/p5hdqw6p1tch/wish/371696163 Treatments rickey_kimble https://padlet.com/rickey_kimble/p5hdqw6p1tch/wish/371696770 Medication
Medical procedures: Debridement · Amputation
Therapies: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
]]> 2019-07-19 13:59:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rickey_kimble/p5hdqw6p1tch/wish/371696770 1st Stage rickey_kimble https://padlet.com/rickey_kimble/p5hdqw6p1tch/wish/371697621 2019-07-19 14:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rickey_kimble/p5hdqw6p1tch/wish/371697621 Diagram of Leg rickey_kimble https://padlet.com/rickey_kimble/p5hdqw6p1tch/wish/371697694 2019-07-19 14:07:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rickey_kimble/p5hdqw6p1tch/wish/371697694 Severe Case rickey_kimble https://padlet.com/rickey_kimble/p5hdqw6p1tch/wish/371697898 Dead Dying Tissue]]> 2019-07-19 14:09:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rickey_kimble/p5hdqw6p1tch/wish/371697898 Streptococcus pyrogenes rickey_kimble https://padlet.com/rickey_kimble/p5hdqw6p1tch/wish/371698085 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. ]]> 2019-07-19 14:12:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rickey_kimble/p5hdqw6p1tch/wish/371698085