去年起,一種名為「食肉菌」(flesh-eating bacteria) 的病毒迅速席捲澳洲,近期在北昆士蘭地區肆虐情形嚴重。
![The disease is thought to be transmitted by mosquitoes in tropical areas and can be disfiguring if left untreated](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/58f9a60f78493.jpg)
專家表示,這是一種熱帶雨林食肉細菌造成的傳染性疾病,會透過蚊蟲叮咬傳遞,而被咬過的傷口會像被殭屍咬過一樣潰爛噁心!
![Flesh-eating bacterial disease Daintree ulcer has struck northern Queensland (file picture)](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/58f9a60fef9d1.jpg)
據悉,當地已有一名被感染的患者被通報,因傷口嚴重壞死,必須截肢。
外科醫生 Dr. Christina Steffen 提醒當地居民,「在花園或灌木叢時,應事先噴灑防蚊液或驅蟲劑,或盡可能穿上長袖長褲等防護衣物,避免被蚊蟲咬傷,並且在完工後洗澡。」
![There was a major outbreak of the bacterial disease in 2011, when at least 65 people became infected in far north Queensland. Pictured: Daintree Rainforest](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/58f9a61082857.jpg)
來源:DailyMail
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