Category Archives: Flesh Eating Disease
How Common is the Flesh Eating Disease?
How common is the flesh-eating disease? It’s actually very rare (only about 9,000-11,500 cases in the U.S. are reported each year according to the Center for Disease Control) but the disease appears to be becoming more common than in the past. Dr. Alan Bisno, a retired University of Miami expert who has lectured other doctors [...]
Flesh Eating Disease in Georgia, U.S.
Here’s a news report from Bryan County in Georgia about a volunteer firefighter named Terry Nielsen who is currently fighting for his life after he was infected with the flesh eating disease. We hope he survives this condition.
What is Flesh-Eating Disease?
Flesh-eating disease is a rare but deadly disease which can cause death within 12 to 24 hours from infection. Also called necrotizing fasciitis (nek-roe-tie-zing fah-shee-eye-tis), the infection works its way rapidly through the tissue layers (the fascia) that surround muscles and destroys said tissue. The disease can be found in any part of the world [...]
Life After Flesh Eating Disease: Katy Hayes Update
Katy Hayes, the woman from Texas who contracted the flesh eating disease when she gave birth to her third child will soon be getting her first pair of prosthetic legs. Check out the video above.
Survivor Stories: Katy Hayes
Here’s a very touching survivor story of Katy Hayes, a mom from Texas who was infected with flesh eating bacteria after she gave birth to her third child. To save her life, her husband made the agonizing decision to have her arms and legs amputated. She survived. You can read more about their story at [...]
Helping Hand in Flesh-Eating Disease Tragedy: A Canadian Story
Wow, those nice Canadians. They do live up to their “nice” reputation don’t they. Here’s an inspiring story about how a Windsor businessman helped kids left fatherless by the flesh-eating bug. Props to Jose’s Noodle Factory for being good guys in this story. Windsor business steps up from kids left fatherless by flesh-eating disease Via [...]
