“It felt like someone had poured acid on my foot.”
Necrotizing fasciitis is usually caused by a bacteria like Streptococcus or a strain of Staphylococcus, says infectious disease expert
Instead, it’s more common that someone contracts necrotizing fasciitis from bacteria that lives on their skin. “Your skin is not a sterile surface and there are lots of bacteria that live there,” Dr. Adalja explains. Having a cut or wound in your skin can allow bad bacteria like Streptococcus or a certain strain of Staphylococcus to work its way into your body and spread.This infection moves fast.
, a professor of internal medicine at Northeast Ohio Medical University and an infectious disease physician in Akron, Ohio.You shouldn’t stay awake at night worrying about necrotizing fasciitis, but it’s a good idea to be aware of the symptoms and take proper precautions, Dr. Adalja says. That means thoroughly washing any cuts or nicks you develop with soap and water and keeping an eye on wounds to see if they become hot and swollen.
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