According to doctors, the boy probably contracted a rare bacterial infection through a scratch that developed into necrotizing fasciitis, a rare bacterial disease that attacks tissues, commonly known as “flesh-eating disease.”
Florida: An 11-year-old boy in Florida has died just days after a sprained ankle led to a flesh-eating bacterial infection. Jesse Brown, a fifth-grader at Lakemont Elementary School in Winter Park, died less than two weeks after developing a deadly group A streptococcus (iGAS) infection, Fox News reported.
According to doctors, the boy probably contracted a rare bacterial infection through a scratch that developed into necrotizing fasciitis, a rare bacterial disease that attacks tissues, commonly known as “flesh-eating disease.”
His cousin, Megan Brown, said the family noticed the boy’s leg was covered in reddish-purple bruises a few days after the accident and that the bruises were the first sign of strep A. She said the bacteria got into his stream. and finally shut down his organs. Jesse was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and died a few days later, his cousin said.
“In my mind, I was in complete disbelief,” she told WOFL. “I was like, ‘He’ll be fine. This could never happen to our family.’”
What is group A strep?
Group A strep is a bacterium that can cause various infections, including strep throat, scarlet fever, and necrotizing fasciitis. “This is an invasive disease, which means the germs invade parts of the body that are normally free of germs. When this happens, the disease is often very severe,” according to the CDC website.
What is necrotizing fasciitis?
Necrotizing fasciitis is “a rare fatal bacterial infection that spreads very quickly in the body.”
There are many types of bacteria that can cause necrotizing fasciitis.
How can you get necrotizing fasciitis?
The bacteria enters the body through a break in the skin due to any injury, cuts, burns, insect bites, puncture wounds, surgical wounds.
Symptoms of necrotizing fasciitis?
- The skin of the infected area becomes red, warm, or swollen
- severe pain
- Fever
- Additional symptoms include: ulcers, blisters, or blackheads on the skin
- Changes in skin color.
- Dizziness
- Fatigue (tiredness) Diarrhea or nausea
How to treat necrotizing fasciitis?
There are no vaccines to prevent this rare disease. You can only avoid getting this infection. Wash hands with soap and warm water, or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer or sanitizer, clean wounds with soap and water, bandage wounds.
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