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Dad Who Nearly Died After Being Infected by Flesh-Eating Bacteria Is Relieved to Amputate Leg 1 Year Later - Yahoo

Published by PEOPLE By Cara Lynn Shultz · 19 August 2026 at 21:05
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Dad Who Nearly Died After Being Infected by Flesh-Eating Bacteria Is Relieved to Amputate Leg 1 Year Later - Yahoo
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Ben West’s leg swelled to eight times its size after he was infected with Vibrio during a fishing trip last August

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