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Family counts down to 'Aimee Day' for woman fighting flesh-eating bacteria


WLOS ABC 13 News :: Top Stories – Flesh Eating Bacteria – A Jackson County teenager says she almost lost her sight after contracting a rare infection from fle.

When 24-year-old Aimee Copeland set off with her friends on a kayaking trip, none of them could have ever suspected the Georgia college student would

A 24-year-old woman, who cut her leg in a fall, is in critical condition as a flesh-eating bacteria continues to ravage her body.

The bacterial infection that cost Aimee Copeland her leg and hands is rare, but when it strikes, it can be deadly. A look at the lethal wrath of necrotizing fasciitis.

Aimee Copeland, the 24-year-old Georgia student who has already lost her leg to necrotizing fasciitis, a rare, flesh-eating bacteria, is in critical condition and may also lose her hands and her other foot, according to news

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