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What is the scientific name for gas gangrene?
Gangrene is the scientific name.
What part of the body can you get gangrene?
you can get gangrene in all parts of the body that blood flows. gangrene is caused by the lack of blood flow.
Can septicemia be caused by gangrene?
Yes, gangrene can cause septicemia. This happens when the gangrene spreads and enters the blood stream. Septicemia is sometimes called blood poisoning.
What disease is it if you turn green?
Gangrene
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.
Does gangrene smell?
Dry gangrene doesn't
What are the early signs of dry gangrene?
Early signs of dry gangrene include aching pain, the changing of skin color, cool skin and skin ulcers. Dry gangrene happens when tissue death is caused by the loss of blood supply.
What are the different types of gangrene?
There is three different types which are wet,dry,gas(:
What does gangrene look like?
what does gangrene look like? is it a dangerous disease to get over? how likely is it to get gangrene???
What is the scientific name for gangrene?
The scientific name for gangrene is "necrosis." Gangrene occurs when there is death of body tissue due to lack of blood flow or infection.
What is the scientific name for gas gangrene?
Gangrene is the scientific name.
Where does gas gangrene hide out?
Gas Gangrene is in the air if not on your body
Is gangrene considered armed and dangerous?
No. Gangrene is the name of a disease.
Fatality rate of gangrene?
i died from gangrene but i am still alive
Can gas gangrene kill you?
Yes.Gangrene is the death of an area of the body usually due to loss of blood supply. Gangrene can be caused from a bacterial infection that has not been treated; this is wet gangrene. Or, gangrene can be caused by a decrease in blood flow to an area of the body where the tissue in this part of the body has been injured or diseased; this is dry gangrene.
What part of the body can you get gangrene?
you can get gangrene in all parts of the body that blood flows. gangrene is caused by the lack of blood flow.
Can you find Gangrene in Antarctica?
Gangrene can be caused by frostbite, so yes, people who suffer frostbite could develop gangrene.
