PESTILENCE WATCH:Man Infected With Flesh-Eating Bacteria

GALVESTON, Texas-A man is fighting for his life after he was infected with a deadly flesh-eating bacteria.Steve Gilpatrick said he and his family go to Galveston every year for a week of vacation."We have a big family and everybody comes here and just has fun," daughter Erin Gilpatrick said.
Steve Gilpatrick was fishing at Crystal Beach on July 8."He was in the water for no more than half an hour," wife Linda Gilpatrick said.Within a few days, Steve Gilpatrick had an infection in his leg, Houston TV station KPRC reported."He's diabetic and just thought he had an infection, a severe infection of some sort," Linda Gilpatrick said."He had no way of knowing the gravity of it."Doctors at John Sealy Hospital said they believe Steve Gilpatrick has Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria that kills tissues and cells as it spreads.The bacteria likely entered through an open wound, doctors said.After three surgeries, all the skin has been removed from his right leg. The leg may have to be amputated and the infection could kill him.
"He could die at any minute," Erin Gilpatrick said."There's nothing we can do about it, but pray and try to help him get better.Doctors recommended spraying rubbing alcohol on open wounds immediately after swimming to prevent infections.
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