TeachableMedicalNews article 07052019
Teachable moment in classrooms:
- tissues chapter – connective tissues as conduits for spreading infection
- muscle chapter – fascia as a conduit for spreading infection
- immune system chapter – immune defense must work right to defeat bacterial invaders
How come flesh eating bacteria are so damaging?
The news item: Several news outlets, including ABC news
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/family-woman-dies-flesh-eating-disease-florida-64068630
reported during the summer of 2019 on the occurrence and fatal consequences of infection by flesh eating bacteria.