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The terrible truth about Gangrene Dunn duhh dunn.. By: Maddie Widener, Taylor Wilson, Ben Brown

 Gangrene is a horrible flesh eating disease that typically comes from infections that will get into cuts or any type of open wound. Also, it can come from being in extremely cold weather for long periods of time. You are more likely to get this disease if you smoke or have diabetes. Gangrene cuts off blood supply to the cells, killing them, which causes the flesh to turn a blackish color and shrivel up. If this happens to any part of your body and gets too out of control then it is too late you must get it amputated a good bit above the infected area. If you catch it earlier on you can take antibiotics, just get the infected tissue removed, and an operation to improve blood supply.

 • The number one place for people to get Gangrene is Egypt. Here in the USA we are the second. • In 2004, 126 deaths were reported in America from Gangrene. • The average deaths in a country caused by gangrene is 16.3 people.



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