How did a summer lake almost eat a boy alive when he was swimming in it?
A 14-year-old Fayetteville boy hospitalized with a rare infection after swimming in Hope Mills Lake is improving, but his road to recovery will be a long one. Doctors at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill are treating Matthew McKinney for an infection caused by a bacteria called Chromobacterium violaceum. Fewer than 150 cases have been reported worldwide since 1927, according to the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The boy’s father, Brian McKinney, said Wednesday that his son is still in serious condition but that antibiotics are beginning to help. Antibiotics were beginning to clear the infection from the teen’s blood, but further testing was needed, the father said. He said Matthew’s swelling and smaller abscesses are beginning to disappear. Brian McKinney said the infection spread to Matthew’s lungs, but that doctors caught it early and are hopeful the antibiotics will clear the infection. He said the good news is that the infection did not reach his son’s brain. Famil
Lake Bacteria Eating Boy Alive Lake Bacteria Eating Boy Alive. A teenage from North Carolina, Matthew Mckinney, almost died from a common bacteria found in the mud around and in lakes. The bacteria was actually common and sickness is rare. Many officials are stating that swimmers should make sure to not drink any lake water and avoid digging in mud around or in a lake. Although you probably won’t get sick, it is just to be safe. Shortly after swimming and digging around a lake, Matthew Mckinney, started getting a fever and runny nose. A few days late his teeth began falling out from the bacteria causing decay. Doctors quickly realized that the bacteria was eating the boy alive. The doctors had to remove 5 teeth, half of the palette in his mouth, and part of his nose. Matthew’s father said he is sticking to pools from now on. Are you afraid to go in the lake? Sources: http://www.inquisitr
Summer scare: lake bacteria nearly kills teen Common bacteria that lurks in the mud in and around lakes has nearly killed an apparently healthy teenager in North Carolina. Not long after a day of swimming and digging around the Hope Wells Lake, Matthew McKinney complained to his mother of a fever and a runny nose. Believed to have been sickened by naturally occurring Chromobacterium Violaceum, within a few days Matthew’s teeth began falling out due to decay caused by the bacteria. It soon became apparent that the fast-spreading bacteria was eating the boy alive, visibly manifesting as swelling in the nose, cheek and gum areas. Doctors have since removed part of his nose, five of the boy’s teeth and half of the palette in his mouth. Sources: http://www.inquisitr.
