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...notorious flare-up in Gloucestershire, England, of what the press dubbed flesh-eating bacteria alerted people to the dangers of streptococcus-A infections. The common bacteria that cause strep throat generally produce no lasting harm if properly treated, but certain virulent strains can turn lethal. Strep-A infections claim thousands of lives each year in the U.S. and Europe alone...
Several days after a victim contracts the virus, his eyes turn red and his head begins to ache. Red spots appear on his skin and, spreading quickly, become a rash of tiny blisters, and then the flesh rips. Blood begins to flow from every one of his body's orifices. The victim coughs up black vomit, sloughing off parts of his tongue, throat and windpipe. His organs fill with blood and fail. He suffers seizures, splattering virus-saturated blood that can infect anyone nearby. Within a few days the victim dies, and as the virus destroys his remaining cells, much...
...that's why she'll be at the Harvard Film Archive in the flesh on Saturday, August 13 for the 7:30 p.m. showing of "Double Agent 73." Admission for Wishman's appearance will...
When my friends and I arrived at the Park, we saw a woman walking across the parking lot who caught everyone's eye. A tall, buxom, Black woman, she walked with a confident gate that oozed sensuality. What caught our attention, though, was her skin tight, flesh-toned body suit and black velvet vest whose fringes cascaded down to her upper thigh. Seen from far away, it looked like she was only wearing the vest. We were relieved, 40 minutes later, to find out this was Angela McClenton and to see her on stage strutting her stuff. "Oh," we sighed...
...over how many hairs are needed for a forensic test -- it was difficult to turn away. As millions who tuned into the all-day network and cable coverage discovered (there was scarcely anywhere else to go), in those meticulous proceedings were the stuff of life and death, flesh and blood...