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Anthony Hills, 55, dies just hours after rushed to the hospital with flesh-eating disease  ‘You don't have to be in the jungle or exposed to animals or have any unusual exposure. It's just normal bacteria that are all around that just get into t

August 7, 2012, 3:48 am by New York Daily News - Health

A 55-year-old South Carolina man died just hours after he was rushed to the hospital with symptoms of necrotizing fasciitis — the flesh-eating disease.

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