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Necrotizing fasciitis: The 'flesh-eating' infection that bores holes in the body

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Necrotizing fasciitis is caused by one or more bacteria infecting the fascia, the connective tissue that runs below the skin.

It occurs in about 0.4 in 100,000 people in the U.S. each year .

The disease is most commonly seen in people with conditions that weaken the immune system.