Necrotizing Fasciitis

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Term Paper Title	Necrotizing Fasciitis
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Necrotizing Fasciitis

Necrotizing Fasciitis is also known as the
flesh-eating disease. It is a rare disease that causes
the deterioration of the flesh, causing extensive
destruction of the tissues. It can kill. The disease is
very uncommon and only infects about one in a
million people each year in Canada. There is some
concern and suggestions that cases of this disease
may be on the increase. Most of these serious
infections occur between the months of October
and March. The good news is that fifty to seventy
percent of people who get this disease recover.
When people get this illness, the symptoms are
fever, severe pain, and a red, painful swelling
which spreads rapidly. The disease spreads very
rapidly through flesh at a rate of one inch or almost
three centimetres per hour. Death can occur in just
18 hours. The layers of tissue that surround the
muscle are called fascia. When the disease
spreads along the layers of tissue that surround
muscle, it is called Necrotizing Fasciitis. Once the
disease spreads into the muscle tissue, it is called
Necrotizing Myositis. Background The first record
of the disease was in France in 1783. The disease
occurred throughout the 1800's and 1900's, but
was usually only found in military hospitals in times
of war. Some outbreaks have occurred also in
civilian populations. There seemed to be some
decrease in the 1940's, and then another outbreak
in the 1980's. Ontario is the only province in
Canada where there is statistics on serious group a
streptococcal infections (including necrotizing
fasciitis). These cases are reported to health
authorities. Surveillance for group A streptococcus
began in 1991 in Canada. In Ontario, in 1994, 19
cases of serious disease were reported to health
authorities. Of those 19, six died. There were only
9 cases in 1993, and 27 ...

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