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	Name:	Ulysses E. McGill -
	Subject:	Flesh Eating Bacteria...Could it happen in Martin?
	Date:	5/15/2012 4:29:14 PM (updated 5/15/2012 4:31:24 PM)

Death resulting from amoeba you speak of (Naegleria Fowleri) is extremely rare....only a few cases per year and a person is way more likely to get struck by lightning. Death resulting from Necrotizing Fasciitis is a little more common, but still only 2-3 thousand cases per year ( greater than the odds as a lightning strike, but still very rare). As for infection, you make a good point that early treatment is critical. I wouldn't worry about either, but everyone should be vigilant of open wounds. Enjoy life and use common sense, there are hundreds of far more common ways to cause ones demise.