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A family trip took a frightening turn for Christopher Won when he was diagnosed with flesh-eating disease while in Hong Kong and now, after weeks of treatment overseas, the Vancouver firefighter is back home recovering.
An infectious disease physician says that when someone is infected with group A streptococcus bacteria, it's “kind of a random game” what comes next.
An infectious disease physician says that when someone is infected with group A streptococcus bacteria, it's "kind of a random game" what comes next. Dr. Donald Vinh says it could turn into the type of illness known as strep throat. But in rare cases, it could result in the rare flesh-eating disease necrotizing fasciitis that recently claimed the leg of a firefighter from Vancouver. Vinh with the McGill University Health Centre saysnecrotizing fasciitis is among the "scariest" infectious disease
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An infectious disease physician says that when someone is infected with group A streptococcus bacteria, it's 'kind of a random game' what comes next.