What is necrotizing fasciitis?
Necrotizing fasciitis (neck-roe-tie-**** fa-shee-eye-tis) is more commonly known as “flesh-eating disease”. It is a very severe bacterial infection that spreads quickly through the tissue (flesh) surrounding the muscles. In some cases death can occur within 12 to 24 hours. Necrotizing fasciitis kills about 1 in 4 people infected with it.

Necrotizing fasciitis may start from an infection in a minor cut or bruise. It may follow a chickenpox infection. Sometimes there is no obvious skin wound or injury.