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How did Peter get this flesh eating disease?
From eating a hamburger
He was bitten by a sandfly
The virus got in through the abscess in his tooth
He got it at work
What skin disorder did Peter Haggerty almost die from?
Leishmaniasis
Necrotizing fasciitis
Cryptosporidium
Lyme disease
In order to get rid of the flesh eating disease, what did the doctors have to do?
Gave him strong antibiotics
Gave him a root canal
Surgically implanted an anti flesh eating bacteria
Surgically removed the dead flesh
Which of the following is not a symptom of the flesh eating disease experienced by Peter?
Difficulty swallowing
Difficulty breathing
Foul smelling
Tooth abscess
How does the flesh eating disease prevent the body's immune system from getting rid of it?
It has special cloaking abilities that makes them seem harmless
It is resistant to any attack by the immune system
It is bigger than the immune systems white blood cells
There are too many of them
True or false. The flesh eating bacteria can affect vital organs.
True
False
How many cases of flesh eating bacteria are reported each year in the US?
Fewer than 1,000
About 5,000
1 million
500,000
Up to ____ of all cases of flesh eating bacteria lead to death.
90%
50%
40%
20%
True or false. Humans normally have Streptococcus and Peptostreptococcus in their mouth.
True
False
How can Streptococcus or Peptostreptococcus cause the flesh eating infection?
If they become a superbug
If you don't listen to Ms.Jeudy
If you don't brush your teeth
If it enters the blood stream
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