Although no everyday occurrence, over the night information every couple of weeks the phrase “flesh-eating bacteria” appears to flash. Hector Chapa, MD, FACOG, clinical assistant professor of gynecology and obstetrics at Texas A&M College of Medicine, discusses this frightening phrase and what this means for our fun in the sun during these hot months. What exactly are flesh-eating bacteria? In general, the term ‘flesh-eating bacteria’ identifies a tissue-destroying contamination called necrotizing fasciitis. Since 2010, approximately 700 to 1, every year in the United States 200 cases occur.

Furthermore, approximately one in three people who deal it expire from the problem. “With instant diagnosis, fast treatment and fast surgery flesh-eating bacteria does not have to be fatal,” Chapa said. What exactly are the different types of flesh-eating bacteria? Numerous kinds of bacteria can cause flesh-eating bacteria. However, both most common causes are Group A streptococcus and vibrio.

These bacteria can live in lakes, oceans, pools and hot tubs even. Group A streptococcus is a bacterium recognized to cause strep throat also, scarlet fever and rheumatic fever. While dispersing this bacterium through strep neck is relatively common, distributing necrotizing fasciitis is rare. “Vibrio, or vibrio vibrio and vulnificus alginolyticus, is the bacteria from the summer seawater exposures of flesh-eating bacteria that are currently in the news headlines,” Chapa said. Both types of bacteria can cause contamination to get into the machine through breaks in a person’s epidermis. This break in the skin can be something as small as an insect bite or … Read the rest