Necrotizing Fasciitis is also known as the
flesh-eating disease. It is a rare disease that causes
the deterioration of the flesh, causing extensive
destruction of the tissues. It can kill. The disease is
very uncommon and only infects about one in a
million people each year in Canada. There is some
concern and suggestions that cases of this disease
may be on the increase. Most of these serious
infections occur between the months of October
and March. The good news is that fifty to seventy
percent of people who get this disease recover.
When people get this illness, the symptoms are
fever, severe pain, and a red, painful swelling
which spreads rapidly. The disease spreads very
rapidly through flesh at a rate of one inch or almost
three centimetres per hour. Death can occur in just
18 hours. The layers of tissue that surround the
muscle are called fascia. When the disease
spreads along the layers of tissue that surround
muscle, it is called Necrotizing Fasciitis.......
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