The Germ Threat Really is EVERYWHERE!
Keeping a cut on her hand from the family fish tank a secret could cost a California girl her right hand.
If you ever doubt that germs are as opportunistic as you hear, consider this: When she was 8 years old, Hannele Cox, an aspiring gymnast, cut her hand on the family’s fish tank. She hid her cut from her mother for 5 days, but by then the damage had already begun: A rare, flesh-eating infection called mycobacterium marinum had already begun to destroy her skin. Now, five years later, the infection has spread to the bones of her hand. The Cox family visited Denver, Colorado this week to meet with infectious disease experts at the National Jewish Medical Center to seek further treatment.
To read more about Hannele’s story to save her right hand, click here:
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/flesh-eating-fish-tank-bacteria-lead-teens-amputation/story?id=13837034