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GANGRENE IS NOT something you are exposed to or that you catch. Rather, it is a condition of your skin tissue. Actually, it is DEAD tissue, caused by lack of blood circulation. In one particular situation, Diabetes that is not treated or managed, causes lack of circulation to the extremeties. When the tissue lacks oxygen, the tissue dies and starts to rot. That is why they have to AMPUTATE; to get rid of the dead tissue.
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Why gangrene is not contagious?
Gangrene is an infection that originally enters the body through a break in the skin, of some kind. The gangrene bacteria cannot pass through intact skin. Only injured people are at risk.
How many people died from gangrene in 2005 and 2006?
over 60 million people die every year
What is the difference between clostridium gas gangrene and clostridium perfringens?
clostridium gas gangrene is an illness due to Clostridium clostridium perfringens is a bacteria and can be at the origin of gas gangrene
What type of mine is exposed on the surface?
An open pit mine, or quarry, is exposed on the surface.
What does gangrene affect?
Gangrene occurs when tissues in the body die. It can affect arms, legs, or other parts of the human body.
How many people get gangrene in Australia a year?
1000,000,001 people get gangrene a year.
Can you find Gangrene in Antarctica?
Gangrene can be caused by frostbite, so yes, people who suffer frostbite could develop gangrene.
Who are the most common victims of gangrene?
The most common victims of gangrene are people who are diabetic.
What type of specialist treats gangrene?
vascular surgeon
How many people die each year from Gas gangrene?
about 25,000 people die from gangrene a year
Who discovered gangrene?
Gangrene has no know discovery. Researchers say that gangrene was first found in the wounds of Civil War patients. Many people died in the Civil War because of this. Around 30,000-45,000 died because of gangrene infected wounds.
How many people get Gas gangrene a year?
Gangrene claims about 25,000 lives each year
Why gangrene is not contagious?
Gangrene is an infection that originally enters the body through a break in the skin, of some kind. The gangrene bacteria cannot pass through intact skin. Only injured people are at risk.
How many people died at the battle of Fredericksburg from gangrene?
none
Life expectancy of people with gangrene?
How long it takes to die from gangrene depends on the specific circumstances of the infection, how big you are, and how far away from your vital organs the gangrene is. Typically gangrene spreads very rapidly once it starts, and an infected person may die in anywhere from one to three days once the gangrene is established.
Does gangrene smell?
Dry gangrene doesn't
How many people does gas gangrene affect?
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