Necrotizing Fasciitis

• ‘I’m so happy to be here’: Winnipeg man’s experience with necrotizing fasciitis

  Kyle Lemke had necrotizing fasciitis, a flesh-eating disease that Manitoba Public Health says is fatal in 20-30 per cent of cases. It can spread up to 3 cm per hour.

  Health

  Jun 28, 2024
  
• ‘Leg for a life’: B.C. man looks forward after amputation due to flesh-eating disease

  At first, doctors thought it was compartment syndrome but once they went in to take a look, they knew it was necrotizing fasciitis, also known as flesh-eating disease.

  Health

  Feb 27, 2024
  
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• Woman dies from flesh-eating bacteria after cutting leg at Florida beach

  With recent cases of flesh-eating bacteria emerging in the U.S., here's what beachgoers should remember about open wounds.

  Lifestyle

  Jul 2, 2019
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• Boy, 8, dies from flesh-eating bacteria infection days after falling off bike

  Liam Flanagan, 8, suffered a minor injury when he fell off his bicycle earlier this month in Oregon. But days later, he was fighting for his life.

  World

  Jan 26, 2018
• New mother who lost limbs to flesh-eating disease sues Nova Scotia hospital

  Lindsay Hubley was diagnosed with flesh-eating disease days after giving birth and is now a quadruple amputee after contracting necrotizing fasciitis

  Canada

  Oct 11, 2017
• Hurricane Harvey: Woman dies of flesh-eating bacterial infection from floodwaters

  A Houston-area woman has died from a flesh-eating bacterial infection she contracted from Hurricane Harvey floodwaters.

  Environment

  Sep 28, 2017
• Surrey woman’s leg is partially amputated amid bout with flesh-eating disease

  On June 3, the 21-year-old was bitten by something. Her family believes it was a brown recluse spider. Days later she was in a medically-induced coma.

  Jul 5, 2017
• Montreal homeless falling victim to aggressive strep bacteria causing flesh-eating disease

  There have been several reported cases of flesh-eating disease among the homeless in Montreal.

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2017
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• New mother battling flesh-eating disease in Halifax, out of coma: family

  A young Nova Scotia mother is being treated for a severe case of flesh-eating disease diagnosed days after she gave birth to her first child and was placed in an induced coma to protect her from the aggressive infection, her family says.

  Canada

  Mar 24, 2017