Brilio.net - Recently the issue of flesh-eating bacteria has shocked the world. The disease caused by Stretococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS) bacteria is considered very dangerous and rare. Several sources say that this disease has been around since 1999. However, on June 2 2024, in Japan there were 977 cases of this bacteria-eating bacteria.
Flesh-eating bacteria are very dangerous, because within 48 hours the sufferer can lose their life. Reporting from the Sydney Infectious Disease Institute, written by Dr Phoebe Williams, states that Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS) is a disease caused by rare bacteria, namely Streptococcus pyogenes or "Strep A".
Dr Phoebe Williams also emphasized that this disease caused by flesh-eating bacteria is rare. However, if someone contracts this disease, it can cause a more serious disease, usually called invasive group A streptococcal disease.
In some countries such as Australia, the United States and other European countries, invasive group A streptococcal disease is also quite severe. This spike is due in part to an overall increase in strep A infections.
From the explanation above, it can be seen that diseases caused by flesh-eating bacteria are worth watching out for. You also have to be aware of flesh-eating bacterial diseases by knowing the causes and early symptoms of exposure to these bacteria. The following is the complete review as reported by brilio.net from various sources Wednesday, (26/6).
Causes of flesh-eating bacteria
Recognize the causes and early symptoms of exposure to flesh-eating bacteria
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Quoting from pennmedicine.org, the bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes, or "Strep A" develops when the bacteria enters the body and through small wounds or scratches. Then the bacteria will begin to grow and release dangerous substances (toxins) that kill tissue and affect blood flow to the area. .
Streptococcus Strep A or flesh-eating bacteria will produce chemicals that function to block the body's ability to respond to organisms in the body. So the tissue will die and bacteria enter the blood, then spread quickly throughout the body.
Early symptoms of flesh-eating bacteria
Get to know the causes and early symptoms of exposure to flesh-eating bacteria
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Flesh-eating bacteria must be watched out for because they can cause death very quickly. The symptoms that arise must be analyzed properly and immediately treated by medical personnel. The initial symptoms that can be felt are as follows:
- High fever reaches 39 degrees Celsius.
- The symptoms are flu-like, such as headache, chills, sore throat and cough.
- Muscles will feel stiff.
- Diarrhea.
- Blood pressure drops drastically.
- Nausea accompanied by vomiting.
- Eyes, lips and tongue red.
- Convulsions.
- Difficulty breathing.
- Rash on the skin that spreads like a burn.
Usually after the initial symptoms appear within 24-48 hours, the bacteria develop rapidly, causing more serious conditions and resulting in severe symptoms in sufferers, such as:
- Hypotension (low blood pressure).
- Organ failure (another sign of organ failure).
- Tachycardia (heart rate faster than normal).
- Tachypnea (rapid breathing).
Once it develops and causes serious symptoms, flesh-eating bacterial disease has the potential to infect vital organs such as the kidneys, liver and lungs.
Medical treatment is the key to saving the lives of people suffering from flesh-eating bacterial diseases, in order to prevent the bacteria from spreading quickly. The treatments commonly given to sufferers of flesh-eating bacterial diseases are as follows:
- Strong antibiotics are given through a vein (IV).
- Surgery to dry the wound and remove dead tissue.
- Special medicines called donor immunoglobulins (antibodies) to help fight infection in some cases.
Other treatments can be used to treat flesh-eating bacterial diseases such as:
- Skin grafts after the infection is gone to help your skin heal and look better.
- Amputation if the disease spreads through the arms or legs.
- One hundred percent oxygen at high pressure (hyperbaric oxygen therapy) for certain types of bacterial infections.
Diseases caused by flesh-eating bacteria can cause very serious complications. The complications that can befall sufferers are as follows:
- Infection that spreads throughout the body, causing a blood infection (sepsis), which can be deadly.
- Scars and blemishes.
- Loss of ability to use arms or legs.
- Death.