A Sacramento preacher is the sixth victim of the flesh-eating bacteria, necrotizing fasciitis. Linda Snyder, Sacramento’s United Methodist preacher of ten years, passed away after developing the flesh-eating bacteria on January 6. The bacteria infected a wound Ms. Snyder previously developed. The infection scarred Ms. Snyder’s lung and eventually caused her to develop pneumonia. This past week the University of South Carolina held a blood drive to honor another victim of the flesh-eating bacteria. Aimee Copeland had to have her leg, her foot, … [Read more...]
Poisonous Spider Blamed after Student Nearly Loses Ear
April 2, 2012 By
Brown Recluse Bite Causes Injury A 21 year old Texas Christian University female student was bitten by a Brown Recluse spider in September of 2011 which resulted in an infection that caused the girl to nearly go blind and lose her ear. Nikki Perez’s story begins at the Amarillo airport. She and her boyfriend, Eric, were waiting along with his mother, when Perez felt a stinging pain on the back of her neck. The spider proceeded to begin crawling over the girl’s face. Perez stated, “Next, I felt something crawling over my face and over my … [Read more...]
