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Old Mar 06, 2009, 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by nothemama8 View Post
if someone has gangrene (sp) can it be spread to others?????
Gangrene its self cannot be spread to another human, as gangrene occurs when a body part (your skin muscle or even an organ) loses its blood supply, therefore, decay and death of a tissue results from the interruption in blood flow.

Surgery is usually the main course of treatment for gangrene.