An
University of West Georgia student Aimee Copeland was infected
with a rare flesh eating bacteria called Aeromonas hydrophila/Necrotizing
Fasciitis. Aimee and her friends were at the Little Tallapoosa
river 50 miles away from Atlanta. Aimee got on a zipline,
when it snapped and she fell. The accident left a gash in
her leg and it took 20 staples to close. 3 days later, still
in pain, she went to the hospital when they diagnosed her
with the Aeromonas hydrophila/Necrotizing Fasciitis. Since
then they have amputated her legs, and parts of her abdomen.
The doctors might also need to amputate her fingers. A similar
case has occurred in Atlanta, with another woman named Lana
Kukenyall. She recently delivered her babies. However, after
birth, her condition worsened when she found bruises on her
head. She is now checked into the hospital and is now receiving
the same treatment as Aimee Copeland. These 2 ladies are in
critical condition but they are expected to get well soon.
These 2 cases has raised lot of concerns with the summer around
the corner. How careful you should be in outdoors? What should
you watch out for when you get a cut?
Here is a video pick which provides
some insight into this bacteria and advises on things you
should watch out when you get a cut.
Watch the informational Video: What should you watch
for when you have a cut?
Watch the Video: Everything you wanted to know : Medical
details
Think of earth as a living organism ...
“Think
of the earth as a living organism
that is being attacked by billions of bacteria
whose numbers double every forty years.
Either the host dies, or the virus dies, or both die.”
- Gore Vidal
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