Keeping safe from flesh-eating bacteria - WTOP.com
The risk to most people is small, but goes up for anyone who enters the water with an open wound, Simon says.
That is because the most common way for these bacteria to enter the body is through a break in the skin
"These bacteria live in the water, especially in brackish water," he says.
Technically, necrotizing fasciitis is a deep tissue infection. When the invading bacteria release toxins, the tissue can begin to die.
nationally there are about 650 to 800 cases a year of the disease, which is formally known as necrotizing fasciitis. The disease is linked to one type of bacteria: Group A strep.
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