Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393615098
Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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The symptoms of necrotizing fasciitis.

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The disease necrotizing fasciitis also known by the name “flesh-eating disease� occurs rarely and is caused by the Gram-positive bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes. It results in the death of the body’s soft tissues as it spreads rapidly. The speed of the spread of this disease is directly proportional to the thickness of the subcutaneous layer.

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