10 Causes of Necrotizing Fasciitis

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Cause #9: Infected Wounds

Necrotizing fasciitis can occur if individuals with injured skin expose themselves to water contaminated by bacteria that can cause this disease.

Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium that can enter the body when an individual with wounds wade or swim in infected waters. It can also occur if they cut themselves on rocks, pebbles, or spines of fishes.

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