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Both of the man's legs became infected with necrotizing fasciitis, and he narrowly avoided amputation and perhaps even death.

Vibrio vulnificus, known as flesh-eating bacteria, can cause necrotizing fasciitis — and typically kills 1 in 5 Americans who get an infection.

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In two of the cases, the women were diagnosed with vulvar necrotizing fasciitis in the emergency room. In the third, the woman developed it as a complication from an infected surgical wound.

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Toddler complained of hurt knee. His parents thought he hurt it. It was rare, flesh eating bacteria, also called necrotizing fasciitis. He needed an amputation.

San Diego Man Dies From Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Chasing Dog Into Pond Infectious disease physicians say necrotizing fasciitis kills 20 percent of the people it infects.