Necrotizing fasciitis (Flesh-Eating Virus)

Necrotizing fasciitis, or more easily known as the Flesh-Eating Bacteria, is a bacteria that enters the host through a cut or scrape and begins deteriorating the tissue and often leads to death if not treated. Tissue usually becomes swollen within a few hours, the skin will  become hot and may change colors to violet and blister. This bacteria doesn't neccesarily "Eat" the flesh as it's name imposes, but rather releases toxins that cause the destruction or skin and muscle tissue.

I chose necrotizing fasciitis as my topic because it's a virus that hits home directly. In 2005 the St. Johns River had an epidemic with this same disease and we didn't know how to react to this happening.