• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

Flesh Eating Bugs in your backyard?

I know a gal who is suffering with necrotizing fascitiis. She had an ingrown hair on her hip, and it developed a staph infection, which progressed to NF. They've been treating her for almost six months. 🙁
 
Last edited:
There are much worse bugs out there. Kleb Pneumonia has some particularly nasty versions that are resistant to some of our heaviest hitters.
 
This is a very rare condition. Usually from staph infection which is just about everywhere. When you have a compromised immune system for one reason or another and get infected by staph it can develop into this shit. And do it fast.

That's why is always a good idea to disinfect any abrasion you get immediately if you don't have a normal immune system. Although people with normal immune system can get this, the rarity of it is like being struck by lightning.
 
I remember recently reading about some bacteria or something in warmer water (like at havasu). If you are swimming in the water and accidentally get some of it in your nose, it will eat your brain and kill you within a few days.

Talk about scary. The water is relatively warm in summer in Kansas and that freaks me out.
 
slag said:
I remember recently reading about some bacteria or something in warmer water (like at havasu). If you are swimming in the water and accidentally get some of it in your nose, it will eat your brain and kill you within a few days.

Talk about scary. The water is relatively warm in summer in Kansas and that freaks me out.
Click to expand...

It's a rare bug you are talking about. I used to remember what it was, but can't off the top of my head at the moment. But I remember the bug you are talking about is typically in swampy waters.
 
randomrogue said:
Holy hell that's gross.

How common is this exactly? Are all "infections" bacteria related and this one is just much worse?
Click to expand...

It's quite rare, 600 cases in the US reported per year.

http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/n/necrotizing_fasciitis/prevalence.htm

This type of infection is bacterial, but "infection" also applies to viruses, prions and fungi.

slag said:
I remember recently reading about some bacteria or something in warmer water (like at havasu). If you are swimming in the water and accidentally get some of it in your nose, it will eat your brain and kill you within a few days.

Talk about scary. The water is relatively warm in summer in Kansas and that freaks me out.
Click to expand...


Probably naegleria, which is even rarer than NF.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naegleria_fowleri
 
Last edited:
Still the worst thing you can contract is rabies. Only virus with a 99.999999% mortality rate in humans once symptoms start. Depending upon where the virus enters your system you have 1 to 30 days to get treatment. If you don't, you are pretty much dead. I remember reading that the reason it's not 100% is that there is only 6 people to ever survive rabies after the onset of symptoms and that is it. And those survivalists were with the Wisconsin protocol method which has an 8% effectiveness.
 
Last edited:
Ugh... Does it say in the article (OP's) if she went to the hospital after gashing her leg?

Sucks. I had a nasal infection a weak ago (self-diagnosed w/ Dr. Google). Antibiotics cleared it up over a week (I like to think). If it was really an infection, I got it from blowing my nose too hard, picking a zit on the outside, or jabbing the inside lightly while trimming nose hairs.
 
Anonemous said:
I guess OP doesn't want to hear about that other thread where people don't wash their hands after using the toilet.
Click to expand...

Bleh one of the funniest things you can do is take a small bottle of chocolate syrup into a bathroom stall, spread it on your hands, then stick your hands under the stall next to you if someone is there, and ask if they have any toilet paper.
 
Aeromonas2.jpg


http://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Aeromonas_Hydrophila
Aeromonas hydrophila is what the girl got. Aeromonas hydrophila are ubiquitous bacteria which are found in a variety of aquatic environments worldwide, including bottled water, chlorinated water, well water, and heavily polluted waters. chlorinated water is what they use to kill everything for tap water. 😱
 
IGemini said:
^^^That one doesn't but this article said the gash was large enough to warrant 22 staples and left after that. She had intense pain that presented by the next day.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellne...ease-caused-common-bacteria/story?id=16319358
Click to expand...

I could be wrong about this, but I think it's unusual for NF to come from a large wound. Lots of cases seem to come from small stuff like spider bites or even paper cuts. Fortunately it's very rare and not worth staying up at night worrying about, but I bet this highly publicized case will lead to lots of unneeded panicky ER visits.

There's a chapter in Atul Gawande's book Complications about a patient with NF. Very interesting but scary as hell. It sounds like one of the biggest problems with it is that it initially looks like cellulitis which is a much more common and much less dangerous infection. By the time it's clearly NF the patient is often fucked.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top