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gateley

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1. This is scary shit. I wonder what the common cause is. I think Aimee Copeland fell into some

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Mon May 21, 2012, 08:30 PM

May 2012

water infected with it, but where would a landscaper get it while trimming weeds? (Come to think of it, how did he get a small cut by his groin cutting weeds?)

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More cases of Flesh-eating Bacteria [View all] n2doc May 2012 OP

This is scary shit. I wonder what the common cause is. I think Aimee Copeland fell into some gateley May 2012 #1

he could be watering his yard with pond water or something ProdigalJunkMail May 2012 #3

You can tell I've never weeded! And that makes sense. Yikes -- in the soil! gateley May 2012 #9

I wonder if this is correlated to the problem with the declining effectiveness of Old and In the Way May 2012 #2

Yes, but necrotizing fasciitis can be caused by a variety of bacteria, or many at the same time. Avalux May 2012 #4

I thought a strain of staphylococcus in particular was the "flesh eating virus". Quantess May 2012 #10

WTF is going on, you ask? One distinct possibility kestrel91316 May 2012 #5

Or the result of the Army Corps of Engineers, flooding your state. justice1 May 2012 #6

I think you are right. Maybe Georgia should bring in a supply of betadine soap. Do they sell it lonestarnot Jun 2012 #11

Hell, plain soap and water will do. And a little triple antibiotic ointment. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #13

This scares the crap out of me. jillan May 2012 #7

I've had necrotizing cellulitis a few times (much less severe but still gross) REP May 2012 #8

Another lady reported this a.m. in S. Carolina lonestarnot Jun 2012 #12