She has a rare condition, called necrotizing fasciitis, in which marauding bacteria run rampant through tissue. Affected areas sometimes have to be surgically removed to save the patient's life. HOW OFTEN DO PEOPLE GET
Aimee's little-known condition is called necrotizing fasciitis, a rare but extremely aggressive disease that has a mortality rate as high as 73 percent, according to Medscape Today. The condition involves the infection and destruction of the fascia – a
Most cases of necrotizing fasciitis, or flesh eating bacteria, require surgery to be treated. (Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images) Necrotizing fasciitis made national headlines this week after 24-year-old Aimee Copeland was shown fighting for her life after
She is fighting a flesh eating bacteria, necrotizing fasciitis. So, how do you get it and how do doctors fight the bacteria? WJBF News C (more) A Carrollton, Georgia woman is in Augusta fighting for her life. She is fighting a flesh eating bacteria,
She has a rare condition, called necrotizing fasciitis, in which marauding bacteria run rampant through tissue. Affected areas sometimes have to be surgically removed to save the patient's life. HOW OFTEN DO PEOPLE GET THESE INFECTIONS?
