Sepsis — United States
Gravely ill, [the patient] lost parts of his arms and legs, as well as the skin of his nose and part of his upper lip. The cause was _Capnocytophaga_, a germ from [his dog] Ellie’s mouth or from another dog he encountered.
_Capnocytophaga_ is commonly found in the saliva of cats and dogs and almost never leads to people getting sick, unless the person has a compromised immune system. But [the patient] was perfectly healthy. In fact, he doesn’t think he’d ever used his health insurance
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