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Woman Loses Legs, Fingers Due to Rare Infection Following Dog Bite

Woman Loses Legs, Fingers Due to Rare Infection Following Dog Bite

January 21, 2013 Updated Jan 21, 2013 at 7:36 PM EDT

A tragic story from Texas.

According to a report from the Austin American-Statesman, a 48-year-old Texas woman has had her legs and nine of her fingers amputated after being bitten by a dog on Christmas Day. The woman developed a rare blood infection after being bitten, according to the Austin American-Statesman report.

Read the Austin American-Statesman report HERE.



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