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    Man has 4 limbs amputated after dog lick leads to severe infection, report says

    A 48-year-old man with a history of good health and who has spent his life around dogs was forced to have all of his limbs amputated after contracting a rare blood infection that likely came from his own pooch.

    Greg Manteufel, of West Bend, Wisc., landed in the emergency room last month with what he thought was the flu, Fox 6 Now reported.

    It hit him with a vengeance,? Dawn Manteufel, his wife, told the news outlet. ?Just bruising all over him. Looked like somebody beat him up with a baseball bat.?

    Subsequent testing revealed that Manteufel had contracted an infection from a bacteria identified as capnocytophaga, which is found in dog saliva. The bacteria can cause severe infections in people with weakened immune systems, and is spread through bites or close contact with infected dogs.

    Patients infected with the bacteria may exhibit blisters around the bite wound, redness or swelling, fever, diarrhea, vomiting, headaches and muscle and joint pain. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), symptoms will typically appear within three to five days, but can take up to two weeks to present themselves. Severe infections can be fatal within 72 hours after symptoms appear.

    ?This infection in his blood triggered a very severe response on his body,? Dr. Silvia Munoz-Price, an infectious disease specialist, told Fox 6 Now. ?More than 99 percent of the people that have dogs will never have this issue. It?s just chance.?

    The infection caused Manteufel?s blood pressure to drop, and the circulation to his limbs decreased, causing those limbs to turn black.

    Dawn Manteufel said that within one week, her husband?s legs were gone, followed by more surgeries to remove portions of his hands, and then half of both forearms.

    ?Furthermore, all areas of Greg?s body and tissue was affected by the bacteria and the sepsis, the [doctors] say his nose will need extensive repairs, which means he will need plastic surgery to rebuild a new healthy nose,? a post on the family?s GoFundMe page said. ?Greg is going to need several more surgeries, lots of time and his family by his side to get [through] this life-changing event.?

    Dawn Manteufel said that they are focused on what her husband has left, rather than what was taken away.

    http://www.foxnews.com/health/2018/0...port-says.html
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    Quote Originally Posted by puke View Post
    A 48-year-old man with a history of good health and who has spent his life around dogs was forced to have all of his limbs amputated after contracting a rare blood infection that likely came from his own pooch.

    Greg Manteufel, of West Bend, Wisc., landed in the emergency room last month with what he thought was the flu, Fox 6 Now reported.

    It hit him with a vengeance,? Dawn Manteufel, his wife, told the news outlet. ?Just bruising all over him. Looked like somebody beat him up with a baseball bat.?

    Subsequent testing revealed that Manteufel had contracted an infection from a bacteria identified as capnocytophaga, which is found in dog saliva. The bacteria can cause severe infections in people with weakened immune systems, and is spread through bites or close contact with infected dogs.

    Patients infected with the bacteria may exhibit blisters around the bite wound, redness or swelling, fever, diarrhea, vomiting, headaches and muscle and joint pain. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), symptoms will typically appear within three to five days, but can take up to two weeks to present themselves. Severe infections can be fatal within 72 hours after symptoms appear.

    ?This infection in his blood triggered a very severe response on his body,? Dr. Silvia Munoz-Price, an infectious disease specialist, told Fox 6 Now. ?More than 99 percent of the people that have dogs will never have this issue. It?s just chance.?

    The infection caused Manteufel?s blood pressure to drop, and the circulation to his limbs decreased, causing those limbs to turn black.

    Dawn Manteufel said that within one week, her husband?s legs were gone, followed by more surgeries to remove portions of his hands, and then half of both forearms.

    ?Furthermore, all areas of Greg?s body and tissue was affected by the bacteria and the sepsis, the [doctors] say his nose will need extensive repairs, which means he will need plastic surgery to rebuild a new healthy nose,? a post on the family?s GoFundMe page said. ?Greg is going to need several more surgeries, lots of time and his family by his side to get [through] this life-changing event.?

    Dawn Manteufel said that they are focused on what her husband has left, rather than what was taken away.

    http://www.foxnews.com/health/2018/0...port-says.html






    Luckily he still has his dog.

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    A couple thoughts...did the dog lick an open wound? Severe bruising is not a sign of the flu. I'm guessing he had an infection that went septic.

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    My gram told me dogs licking a wound could help heal it and now I'm scratching my head as to why that's even a thing she would say.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ashley951 View Post
    My gram told me dogs licking a wound could help heal it and now I'm scratching my head as to why that's even a thing she would say.
    I've also heard that but after this article I don't even want my dogs licking my hands cause I constantly rub my eyes.
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    Yeah, I was always told that too - dog spit or sea water (which I guess includes fish & mollusc etc spit).

    I'll just continue doing my best to avoid getting dog slobber in open wounds now that I've seen this

    A friend on fb just posted pix of bite wounds after he was attacked by pitty mix at work today. I literally just finished typing a comment referencing this story & saying GO GET ANTIBIOTICS, ESPECIALLY IF IT STARTS FEELING HOT

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    Quote Originally Posted by blighted star View Post
    spit
    Did you know urine is actually cleaner than spit?
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    Quote Originally Posted by puke View Post
    Did you know urine is actually cleaner than spit?
    That's cool, the ocean has plenty of sea creature piss to neutralise the sea creature spit


    But I'm not going to let a dog piss on my open wounds regardless

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