A Florida man became infected with flesh-eating bacteria following a bite on his leg from a relative during a February family quarrel, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
Donnie Adams, 52, went to HCA Florida Northside Hospital on Valentine’s Day two days later to get a tetanus jab and antibiotics, the Tampa Bay Times reported. Three days later, he returned, this time for surgery, which revealed that much of his thigh was rotting away from the fast-spreading infection.
He had become infected from the bite with necrotizing fasciitis, the news outlet reported.