On Mon, 27 Mar 2000 09:53:24 -0500, Liz Pike wrote:
>Is this true??
NO.
Necrotizing fasciitis is a type of Group A streptococcus, which as a
class are primarily transmitted through contact with *snot.* The
specific bacterium involved lives in the human body and both FCC and
CDC agree that it wouldn't live long on a banana. CDC officially
debunked the report in late January, but it hasn't gone away yet.
Bart
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