Necrotizing Fasciitis (Flesh-Eating Bacteria)

Other Places To Get Help

Online Resources

Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Disease
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases
Web Address:	www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/groupastreptococcal_g.htm
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides a fact sheet on group A streptococcus (GAS), the type of bacteria that usually causes necrotizing fasciitis.
National Necrotizing Fasciitis Foundation
Web Address:	www.nnff.org
This foundation is a nonprofit organization founded by survivors of the disease known as necrotizing fasciitis. It provides educational materials and support regarding this disease.

Organizations

Canadian Medical Association
1867 Alta Vista Drive
Ottawa, ON  K1G 3Y6
Phone:	1-800-457-4205
Fax:	(613) 236-8864
Web Address:	www.cma.ca
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA), a leadership organization for physicians, works to promote high health care standards for Canadians. The CMA provides information for patients, health professionals, and medical students on a wide range of health topics.
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
130 Colonnade Road
A.L. 6501H
Ottawa, ON  K1A 0K9
Phone:	Telephone numbers for PHAC vary by region. For your regional number, go to the listing on the PHAC Web site at www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/contact_e.html.
Web Address:	www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/new_e.html
The Public Health Agency of Canada (formerly the Population and Public Health Branch of Health Canada) is primarily responsible for policies, programs, and systems relating to disease prevention, health promotion, disease surveillance, community action, and disease control.

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Author:	Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS Ralph Poore	Last Updated: December 7, 2007
Medical Review:	E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine Dennis L. Stevens, MD, PhD - Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases Andrew Swan, MD, CCFP, FCFP - Family Medicine
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