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Can you find Gangrene in Antarctica?
Gangrene can be caused by frostbite, so yes, people who suffer frostbite could develop gangrene.
What can happen to parts of your body from very serious frostbite?
It is possible, but blood loss is accompanied by gangrene.
What disease causes gangrene in fingers?
frostbite
What disease is an infection that can follow frostbite that starts with G?
GANGRENE
What does it mean when you get a black finger?
This might mean you have gangrene or necrosis. You might also have frostbite.
What types of frostbite can you get?
frostbite means that a part of the body has frozen to the point where blood is no longer flowing, and thus damage has happened to that area (lack of blood is bad). There is only one 'type' of frostbite, and you can get it anywhere, but you can have a mild case, or an extreme case, or anywhere in between. In extreme cases the item usually has to be amputated or gangrene can set in.
Can people die from gangrene?
Any age, though the average age is 67. Gangrene is when blood stops flowing to a limb or limbs and cells begin to die. You often get gangrene from frostbite, if you have diabetes, if you smoke, or if you get a serious burn or injury.
How long does it take for gangrene to set in after a cut?
Many people can only live with gangrene no longer than two months. This is because the infection eats away at your body. However, gangrene is no longer a common health ailment.
What is the evolutionary reason for northern dogs to have a curled tail?
Possibly to help prevent frostbite on the ends of their tails. If the tails were straight, they wouldn't be as close to the body, and wouldn't be kept as warm, preventing frostbite. Frostbite, if severe enough, and if not treated, can lead to gangrene, resulting in death.
What medical condition would have caused the fingers and toes of the Antarctic explorers to turn black?
The name of the condition is frostbite, which kills the cells by freezing them. If the cells cannot be revived, the extremity must be amputated.
Who is most at risk for gangeren?
People who are most at risk for gangrene are diabetics, those that have certain blood vessel diseases like atherosclerosis, or severe tissue trauma like frostbite. People with a surgical wound can also be at risk for developing gas gangrene.
What is diabetes gangrene?
Diabetes has a tendency to damage the blood vessels. When this happens, the tissues become oxygen deprived and gangrene can set in.
