Aimee Copeland suffered a gash on her leg in a zip lining accident. Now she is fighting for her life. So far, the cause seems to be a bacterium called Aeromonas hydrophila. This is not the most common cause of necrotizing fasciitis. Here is a recent article on the case, 5/10/12, around 3pm.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/rare-flesh-eating-disease-zip-line-accident-caused/story?id=16319358
We like to learn about scary bacteria and sometimes like the creepiest the best. But this is a real case and suddenly the pictures in the text have another story to tell.
Read the article, look up information on the bacterium (not wikipedia) and post information about the organism or an updated news report (post the time of the report so others can post more recent reports). This is a very sensitive situation, how will you handle devastating cases like this when you are a healthcare worker? What have you learned in Micro that you could apply to the handling of the situation?
Thoughts and prayers to Aimee and her family.
Posts are due by 5/14, midnight.
