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HEALTHApr 28 · 20:15 UTCARS TECHNICABeth Mole

Flesh-eating bacteria devour man's arm and leg in just three days

A 74-year-old man in Florida developed a severe flesh-eating bacterial infection after a minor leg cut while swimming, leading to rapid decay of his arm and leg within three days. He was hospitalized with symptoms including darkened skin, gas bubbles under the skin, and a large blood blister, as documented in a case report from the New England Journal of Medicine.

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