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French term or phrase:	bactérie mangeuse de chair
English translation:	flesh-eating bacteria
Entered by:	Isabelle Berquin

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French term or phrase: bactérie mangeuse

Quand un bout de chou de deux ans vous montre un bobo, on doit être capable de dire si c’est la ***bactérie mangeuse*** de chair à un stade précoce ou un simple bleu.

Jana Cole

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flesh-eating bacteria

Explanation:
Common name for group A streptococcus (GAS) causing life-threatening GAS infections, or necrotizing fasciitis—the “flesh-eating” syndrome.

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Isabelle Berquin
United States

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flesh-eating bacteria

Isabelle Berquin

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necrotizing fasciitis

Dr Jones

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bactérie mangeuse de chair flesh-eating bacteria

Explanation:
Common name for group A streptococcus (GAS) causing life-threatening GAS infections, or necrotizing fasciitis—the “flesh-eating” syndrome.

Example sentence(s):

New research using nearly a dozen different genomic testing procedures has revealed unprecedented detail about the molecular characteristics and virulence of group A streptococcus (GAS), the “flesh-eating” bacteria

Reference: http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsreleases/2004/gas-rml.htm
Reference: http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/102/49/17652

Isabelle Berquin
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 12

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peer agreement (net): +1

necrotizing fasciitis

Explanation:
What are the early signs and symptoms of necrotizing fasciitis and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome?

Not nice at all Early signs and symptoms of necrotizing fasciitis;

Severe pain and swelling, often rapidly increasing
Fever
Redness at a wound site

Dr Jones
France
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 20

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French: bactérie mangeuse

English translation: flesh-eating bacteria