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HKgers told to safeguard against 'flesh-eating' bacteria infection when in Japan - theold - 19-06-2024

He said treatment would usually be antibiotics with penicillin, with light early symptoms including running a temperature, sore throat and rashes, but it could quickly deteriorate to sore and swelling limbs.

Blisters and purplish, white, or dark spots could appear if the condition continued to worsen and the patient would be constantly tired, Tsang added.

Tsang backed Lam's advice on personal hygiene, mask use in crowded places and the need to wash hands often.

He added people with cuts and wounds should tend to them properly, avoid seawater and public baths, and seek medical help if they spotted any abnormalities.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2812385/hong-kongers-told-to-safeguard-against-flesh-eating-bacteria-infection-when-in-japan

RE: HKgers told to safeguard against 'flesh-eating' bacteria infection when in Japan - Tee tiong huat - 19-06-2024

https://mustsharenews.com/beautician-singapore-loses-limbs/

37yr old M’sian beautician working in S’pore loses 4 limbs after bacterial infection... crying

RE: HKgers told to safeguard against 'flesh-eating' bacteria infection when in Japan - Niubee - 19-06-2024

Dont eat raw stuff. Dont keh kiang....and minimize risk.

RE: HKgers told to safeguard against 'flesh-eating' bacteria infection when in Japan - Clyde - 19-06-2024

Wonder if those fruits, veg and meat that are imported from Japan are contaminated with flesh eating bacterial or not? Just now HK news reported that those people in Japan were advised to put on mask.

RE: HKgers told to safeguard against 'flesh-eating' bacteria infection when in Japan - Tee tiong huat - 19-06-2024

(19-06-2024, 10:12 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote:  https://mustsharenews.com/beautician-singapore-loses-limbs/

37yr old M’sian beautician working in S’pore loses 4 limbs after bacterial infection... crying

37-year-old M’sian beautician working in S’pore loses 4 limbs after bacterial infection also lost her job work permit in Singapore after be cancelled b'cos of her illness. This news is on 5 Jun 2024.

Lin Ai Ling (name transliterated from Chinese), a 37 yr old beautician from Ipoh, Malaysia who worked in Singapore, lost her limbs after a bacterial infection last Oct. She was forced to amputate to save herself turned black from sepsis.
Since her ordeal, Ms Lin has spent over S$300,000 of her saving on medical bills, (emptying her savings). She has or might be unable to remain in S'pore. Ms Lin hopes to stay here to continue her treatment & find some work when she recovers
hoping to moved to Singapore from Ipoh & her loved for S'pore. 

On Tuesday (4 June) Shin Min Daily News reported on Ms Lin’s plight. Be4 she lost her limbs, Ms Lin, work as beautician@beauty salon here, 

Source: Shin Min Daily News.

RE: HKgers told to safeguard against 'flesh-eating' bacteria infection when in Japan - Tee tiong huat - 19-06-2024

(19-06-2024, 10:31 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote:  37-year-old M’sian beautician working in S’pore loses 4 limbs after bacterial infection also lost her job work permit in Singapore after be cancelled b'cos of her illness. This news is on 5 Jun 2024.

Lin Ai Ling (name transliterated from Chinese), a 37 yr old beautician from Ipoh, Malaysia who worked in Singapore, lost her limbs after a bacterial infection last Oct. She was forced to amputate to save herself turned black from sepsis.
Since her ordeal, Ms Lin has spent over S$300,000 of her saving on medical bills, (emptying her savings). She has or might be unable to remain in S'pore. Ms Lin hopes to stay here to continue her treatment & find some work when she recovers
hoping to moved to Singapore from Ipoh & her loved for S'pore. 

On Tuesday (4 June) Shin Min Daily News reported on Ms Lin’s plight. Be4 she lost her limbs, Ms Lin, work as beautician@beauty salon here, 

Source: Shin Min Daily News.

Sepsis: Is a serious condition happens when body’s immune system has an extreme response to an infection. Body’s reaction causes damage to its own tissues and organs.


Sepsis can affect anyone, but people who are older, very young, pregnant or have other health problems are at higher risk.

Common signs of sepsis: Include fever, fast heart rate, rapid breathing, confusion and body pain. It can lead to septic shock, multiple organ failure and death.

Sepsis is usually caused by bacterial infections but may be the result of other infections such as viruses, parasites or fungi.

Treatment for sepsis requires: medical care. 
It will include antimicrobials, intravenous fluids and careful monitoring.

RE: HKgers told to safeguard against 'flesh-eating' bacteria infection when in Japan - Tee tiong huat - 19-06-2024

What main causes of sepsis?

Bacterial infections cause most cases of sepsis. However, viral infections, such as COVID-19 or influenza; fungal infections; or noninfectious insults, such as traumatic injury, can also cause sepsis.

Normally, when the body releases chemical or protein immune mediators into the blood to combat the infection or insult.28 May 2024

https://www.nigms.nih.gov › Pages
Sepsis - National Institute of General Medical Sciences

RE: HKgers told to safeguard against 'flesh-eating' bacteria infection when in Japan - Tee tiong huat - 19-06-2024

OverviewSymptomsTreatments

Sepsis is a serious condition that happens when the body’s immune system has an extreme response to an infection. 

The body’s reaction causes damage to its own tissues and organs.

Sepsis can affect anyone, but people who are older, very young, pregnant or have other health problems are at higher risk.

Common signs of sepsis include fever, fast heart rate, rapid breathing, confusion and body pain. It can lead to septic shock, multiple organ failure and death.

Sepsis is usually caused by bacterial infections but may be the result of other infections such as viruses, parasites or fungi.

Treatment for sepsis requires medical care. It will include antimicrobials, intravenous fluids and careful monitoring.

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What are the main causes of sepsis?
Bacterial infections cause most cases of sepsis. However, viral infections,

Such as COVID-19 also (?) or influenza; fungal infections; or noninfectious insults, such as traumatic injury, can also cause sepsis. Normally, the body releases chemical or protein immune mediators into the blood to combat the infection or insult.28 May 2024

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What's first signs of sepsis? Symptoms

Chills ans Confusion or delirium.
Fever or low body temperature (hypothermia)
Lightheadedness due to low blood pressure.
Rapid heartbeat.
Skin rash or mottled skin and Warm skin.

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