As we all know by now, bug bites and stings are, for the most part, no more unpleasant than a homework assignment — kind of annoying but basically harmless. Occasionally, though, an insect bite or sting can cause serious problems.
So you should know when a simple ice pack can bring some relief and when a visit to the local hospital is in order. Unfortunately, this 35-year-old man was forced to undergo a double amputation, having both his arms and parts of his feet severed after contracting a serious disease following a simple bite.
The man, Michael, was helping his mother recuperate from a surgery when he woke up with numbness in his feet. ‘We thought it was the flu,’ his mother, Jeene, explains in a GoFundMe set up to help pay for her son’s expenses. Read the full story here ▶
