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Title: Family watches 'miraculous survival' of woman fighting flesh eating bacteria
24 year old Aimee Copeland was diagnosed with nercotizing fasciitis, after getting in a zip-line accident in Georgia. She had contracted the flesh devouring Aeromonas hydrophilia. The bacteria is remarkably common in water and in the environment. The bacteria is usually contracted by being swallowed, but this was a different case. Aimee's family says everytime she wakes up she forgets what happened, due to the medicine they give her. Aimee has lost a leg and part of her abdomen, and may lose more, including her fingers. Her father said, 'despite these things, she is staying strong.'
"We really don't see the
suffering side of it. We see the miraculous survival," Andy Copeland
said. "I think that's the story that's inspired us, that's the story
that's inspired, I think, the nation at this point."
Doctors have said her recovery is "astonishing", and "mind boggling".
This story is significant because I never knew there was flesh eating bacteria, and that it is really common too. This is important because we need to be more aware of diseases to protect our health.
It's clear to anyone reading this article that Aimee Copelans is considered very lucky person to survive a flesh eating bacteria. After a zip-line accident she was diagnosed with nercotizing fasciitis. Unfortunately this bacteria is found very common in water and in our normal environment. There were a lot of negative effects of this flesh devouring bacteria. Because of the medicine she was given, she had a severe loss of memory. Aimee Copeland lost one of her legs, part of her abdomen and possibly will loose her fingers in the future. Luckily she is still alive.
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