Tulsa Player Dies from Flesh-Eating Bacteria

[sandgk]

Boy, if there is one thing we need a cure for it is this.

TULSA, Okla. -- A University of Tulsa football player who died April 28 died from complications of what's sometimes called the "flesh-eating" bacteria, the state medical examiner's office said.
Devin Adair, 21, suffered necrotizing fasciitis, a rare infection that sometimes can begin with flu-like symptoms.
Adair, a tight end, was hospitalized for a week before his death.

Though fasciitis is rare (most cases for instance are linked to anaerobic bacteria that cannot easily live in oxygen-rich environments, or often demand the victim has a depressed immune system - such as after transplant surgery, or when undergonig cancer treatment) this seems to be on the rise.

 

[scooter1369]

That's just horrible. I can't imagine going out like that.