Category Archives: FAQ
Who Gets the Flesh-Eating Bacteria?
One of the common questions asked by those who visit this blog goes, “Who gets the flesh-eating bacteria?” The answer to that would be, “Anyone.” The bacteria does not discriminate. It attacks anyone. Ordinary people like you and me. And famous people or celebrities too. As noted in the story of Tanya Gludau, the chef [...]
MRSA Superbug Linked to Flesh-Eating Bacteria
As I mentioned earlier, my interest in the flesh-eating bacteria (remember that it’s a bacteria not a virus, okay?) was piqued by a news report that Michael Jackson caught the bacteria while he was undergoing surgery. Specifically, Michael was infected with the superbug MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) which can cause necrotizing fasciitis or the much-dreaded [...]
Necrotizing Fasciitis: The Flesh-Eating Disease
We’ve learned earlier that the flesh-eating illness is not caused by a virus but by a bacteria (or is it bacterium?), now lets learn more about this bacteria, the Group A Streptococcus or GAS. From the Center for Disease Control:. What is group A streptococcus (GAS)? Group A Streptococcus is a bacterium often found in [...]
Flesh Eating Bacteria Not Virus
It turns out that my initial skepticism about Michael Jackson having a flesh-eating virus is correct after all. But it’s correct only in the sense that it’s a bacteria, not a virus, that’s doing all that flesh-eating. Get it, fellow laypeople? There’s no such thing as a flesh-eating virus but there is a flesh-eating bacteria. [...]
