Capnocytophaga: Wisconsin man has limbs amputated following likely dog lick

A West Bend, Wisconsin man had all his limbs amputated after contracting a serious bacterial infection from likely a mere dog lick. According to their GoFundMe page, the family of 48-year-old Greg Manteufel said he became ill in late June and fell into septic shock. The relatively rare infection with the bacterium, Capnocytophaga canimorsus, "hit him with a ["]

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