Necrotizing Fasciitis/Myosits (Flesh Eating Disease)
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Necrotizing Fasciitis/Myosits (Flesh eating Disease)
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 ....
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.... that surround muscle,
it is called Necrotizing Fasciitis. Once the disease spreads into the
muscle tissue, it is called Necrotizing Myositis.
Background
The first record of the disease was in France in 1783. The disease
occurred throughout the 1800's and 1900's, but was usually only found in
military hospitals in times of war. Some outbreaks have occurred also in
civilian populations. There seemed to be some decrease in the 1940's, and
then another outbreak in the 1980's.
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