Florida man gets 'flesh-eating' bacterial infection after a relative bit him

https://www.scihb.com/2023/06/florida-man-gets-flesh-eating-bacterial.html

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kadu@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

Human bites are actually quite dangerous. Our teeth are not particularly good for deeply penetrating the skin like you'd see with a wolf or other Carnivora, but if we do break into deeper tissue, the chances of bad infections are way higher than with most animal bites.

spicyjimmy87762@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

That's a very Florida headline.