Kauai man fighting flesh-eating bacteria
is pulling away from the derma. So, it can happen in a matter of hours." epidemiological specialist Joe Elm said. Flesh-eating bacteria is official known as necrotizing faciitis. Doctors say it is very important to treat any cuts before going into the oceaninfo
Kauai resident suffers flesh-eating bacteria
the intensive care unit at Wilcox Memorial Hospital ever since. ~~ A Kauai man is fighting to overcome a case of rare flesh-eating bacteria that have already attacked his legs, back and abdomen. Lihue resident John Stem was found unconscious by his motherinfo
Doctors treating Kauai man with flesh-eating disease
his Lihue, Kauai apartment. He was rushed to Wilcox Memorial Hospital where doctors discovered Stem was suffering from a flesh-eating disease, also called a necrotizing skin infection. "He contracted this some time recently and it is a very invasive bacteriainfo
Public is warned to keep cuts clean after bacteria case surfaces
~~ The state Department of Health is warning the public to keep wounds clean after a Kauai man was confirmed to have a flesh-eating bacteria. Those cleaning up after the recent storms should take care to avoid cuts or abrasions while working in or around freshinfo
State advises public to keep wounds clean
pain at the site of a wound or cut, you need to let the doctor know sooner than later." The warning comes after the state confirmed Lihue resident John Stem has necrotizing faciitis, or flesh-eating bacteria, and fielded reports of other possible cases.info
Want more research funding? Time to give your study organism a better nickname
and fundraising tools. They have nicknames (for the organism, the disease, or both): Good ones. Like "black death" "flesh eating bacteria" "bone break fever" any "wasting disease" any "hemorrhagic fever" "male killer" and more. Now - there are a few non pathogensinfo
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legislative session, saying his family is his top priority. » A 49-year-old Kauai man was being treated for a case of flesh-eating bacteria after falling ill March 10. Health officials advised people to keep wounds clean and take precautions in dirty, wetinfo
Why fruit, vegetable peels are good for you
and even Zinc. May be that's why Russians wat it so often. How to eat them It obviously doesn't taste as good as the pink flesh, so maybe you can juice it along with watermelon flesh and add a little sugar. You can even blend it up with other fruits in a watermeloninfo
medical neglect
chart and I had previously had MRSA. I said WHAT? Did you say MRSA? She said yes, it in your chart but it's not the flesh eating type. We have to put you on some very strong antibiotics through IV as soon as we test the fluid to find out what strain of bacteriainfo
Is Red Meat â€" Or FAKE Meat â€" Killing Us?
really problems with cornfed beef. In the same way ruminants have not evolved to eat grain, humans may not be well adapted to eating grain-fed animals. Yet the U.S.D.A.’s grading system continues to reward marbling â€" that is, intermuscular fat â€" and thus theinfo