After Hurricane Harvey finally moved north leaving behind massive floodwaters, hospitals saw a spike in skin and gastrointestinal infections. But now people have also died from flesh-eating bacteria in Hurricane Harvey’s floodwaters.
The Harris County medical examiner’s office announced the death of a woman that was caused by necrotizing fasciitis: a gruesome and deadly infection commonly known as flesh-eating bacteria.
Also, a former firefighter and paramedic contracted the disease while helping neighbors escape the floodwaters. In his case the bacteria entered through an insect bite on his arm, but he survived.
Additionally, another person died not of necrotizing fasciitis but of sepsis caused by a different bacteria from the floodwaters.
In necrotizing fasciitis, bacteria infect the fascia, a type of connective tissue. The bacteria then produce toxins that destroy the tissue. If caught early enough, the infection can be treated with antibiotics and surgery, but many patients still lose limbs even with treatment.
From organized testing it had been found that Harvey’s floodwaters had contaminated neighborhoods with bacteria and toxins that make people sick, and it was not clear how far the toxic waters have spread.
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