USA: Young man loses finger to necrotizing fasciitis after retrieving football from Koi pond

[Emily]

http://io9.com/5951509/what-its-like-to-battle-flesh+eating-bacteria-with-all-the-gory-pictures

What it?s like to battle flesh-eating bacteria (with all the gory pictures)
Lauren Davis

Redditor johnboy9210 retrieved a football from a stagnant koi pond one day and contracted necrotizing fasciitis, the infamous flesh-eating disease. Fortunately, we don't have to experience the tissue-chomping bacteria first-hand, and can instead witness his photographic account from the early signs of infection through his multiple surgeries...

I think his album has well over a million views. He also has some Youtube videos. There's a lot of fear about this infection.