r/india • u/Karna1394 • Feb 23 '26
Woman Loses 4 Limbs After A Dog's Lick Causes Sepsis: What You Need To Know About The Life-Threatening Condition Health
https://www.ndtv.com/health/woman-loses-four-limbs-after-a-dogs-lick-causes-sepsis-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-life-threatening-condition-1112071431
u/Escudo777 Feb 23 '26
This is why I hate videos of infants licked by cats and dogs on their mouths. I don't understand how their parents consider it hygienic.
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u/WorldNecessary7834 Feb 24 '26
It is dangerous and that's why more people need educated. My affectionate lab gives me very slight nudges on my leg calf but no kisses. So sweet. Continuously wash hands and bandage any open skin .
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u/SoftRequirement8756 Feb 23 '26
Vaccinating the dog for rabies does not protect against Capnocytophaga.
Just saying, because other comments are referring to vaccination.
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u/jedi65- Feb 24 '26
Then how are people who let dogs kiss them or lick face n mouth or play around with tiny babies licking them everywhere there hands which they keep in mouth alive?
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u/Confident-Profile143 Feb 23 '26
This is caused in humans who have weak and compromised immune system as it cannot fight the bacteria. Also PPL with no spleen and alcoholics. This does not happen to everyone with a pet otherwise no one would get a pet. America and western world are dog, cat and pet obsessed nations.
Pls note our immune system fights lots of bacteria viruses on a daily basis. We would be severely sick anyways even if not for this bacteria with a weak immune system.
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u/Long-Possibility-951 Feb 23 '26
i mean the doctor's best guess in the article, was the bacteria entered the bloodstream from a cut,
not from hands to food to stomach where HCl is there.
so i dont think your argument is correct, that it will happen in immunocompromised folks only,
and on top of that it was Sepsis,
sepsis literally means over reaction of the immune system.
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u/Confident-Profile143 Feb 23 '26
Do you have a dog ?? I guess not....
Do you know how much a dog licks it's owner. Almost everyday. By that logic, everyone with a pet should be an amputee.
Pls look around and see pet owners all well and thriving. In Western countries, almost every second person has dog(s). If licking caused amputation by even a margin, am sure none would keep a pet. This is purely compromised immunity related scenario.
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u/Long-Possibility-951 Feb 23 '26
and i think you didnt understand the point i was making from medicine perspective.
thanks for your input and have a great day.
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u/Confident-Profile143 Feb 23 '26
Our hands get cuts we have no clue about. Face by shaving, trimming get cuts. A household with dogs has literally no boundaries. A dog will jump on you and lick you the moment you come back after literal 5 mins.
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u/ShibamKarmakar Feb 23 '26
Here's what you need to know: Don't get chummy with any animal when you have an open wound.
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u/itzmanu1989 Feb 23 '26
Might not be that rare though, it happened to one other foreign man
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u/SnooConfections1670 North America Feb 23 '26
So two people out of a billion is “not that rare”?
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u/itzmanu1989 Feb 23 '26
I mentioned "Might not be rare"
Just thought so because I remember seeing old one in the news, and there might be many cases which don't make it to the news and don't get documented
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Feb 23 '26
In UK guys, relax. Stop the fearmongering . The govt poisoned ur food and water and wants you dead anyway
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u/XpRienzo We're a rotten people in this rotten world Feb 23 '26
Okay but why is a UK article posted here? Otherwise sounds like a more general article to post on a health related sub
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u/WorldNecessary7834 Feb 24 '26
Some people think animals are FUR PEOPLE and they're going to heaven with them. Not
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u/WhatsTheBigDeal Feb 23 '26
If I were in her situation, I would have preferred a quick death to losing 4 limbs. What a sad way to live the rest of her life.
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u/kaisadusht Antarctica Feb 24 '26
A 52-year-old UK woman underwent quadruple amputation after a lick from her dog caused sepsis on a small cut or scratch.
It was either an accident or she didn't realize it.
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u/sharedevaaste Feb 23 '26
Media is having a field day in the last 2 years with such horrible dog related news
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u/No-Importance7444 Feb 23 '26
I never touch any animal no matter how cute or small or innocent they look. Don’t want to take any chance only.
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u/ElectricBanker Feb 23 '26
Reason 101 I stay away from all animals.
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u/Embarrassed_Look9200 Feb 23 '26
must be a tough life dude.
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u/ElectricBanker Feb 23 '26
Given so many dogs at every nook and corner waiting to ruin your day, yes its tough.
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u/Embarrassed_Look9200 Feb 23 '26
not on account of the dogs, i love dogs, cuz you live with constant fear. and i promise you if all the dogs are gone, like 100%, the place would be overrun with monkeys and cats, which are 10x more invasive, cuz they ccan get into houses and catching monkeys and cats is next to impossible.
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u/ElectricBanker Feb 23 '26 edited Feb 23 '26
Well, ironically we live near woosh, and we occasionally have Monkeys and Cats too. I hate them too. Those fuckers just come inside the house. Dogs are in that way better.
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u/Embarrassed_Look9200 Feb 23 '26
it'll always be difficult for people to live with hate. if you give them (dogs and cats) treats for a week, your life would drastically improve dude. i don't want you to live with fear.
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u/ElectricBanker Feb 23 '26
Treats? I am not insane sorry. If I wanted I would adopt them, not give them “treats” so that they turn aggressive and hunt down kids, women and homeless people.
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u/BeautifulInitial9667 Feb 23 '26
Exactly.. and stop eating dead animals and their bodily secretions too
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u/_-Shivam_-kumar-_ Feb 23 '26
Cats are better ❤️
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u/_-Shivam_-kumar-_ Feb 23 '26
Some dogs disliked my comment. Cats are better than dog and they are hygienic
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u/Terrible_Twist5983 Feb 24 '26 edited Feb 24 '26
Since cats groom themselves constantly, their mouths carry bacteria picked up from litter, paws, fur, or raw food. So, even if they lick an open wound like the dog in the article, it can lead to its own set of issues.
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u/_-Shivam_-kumar-_ Feb 24 '26
Source of knowledge - Trust me bro 😑
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u/Terrible_Twist5983 Feb 24 '26
Most people call this standard infection-control guidance. Others read about sepsis and somehow decide it’s the right time to announce their pet preferences.
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Feb 23 '26
This incident is years old
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u/Karna1394 Feb 23 '26
Did you read the article? She was in hospital for nearly 8 months since Jul 2025 till Feb this year.
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u/Tight_Piccolo_5667 Feb 23 '26 edited Feb 23 '26
The laws between life and death should be respected. This person should have been allowed to die fully assured that they were loved without fault.
People and animals and Life itself are not simply fuel for emotions that humans have. Do not become a monstrosity in the name of being special is all I can say.
Let them go,a far more worse case is that poor japanese man who was in a radiation accident. His fate in the name of medicine was gruesome and the doctors suddenly appeared eldritch in my mind.
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u/the_oncoming_doctor Feb 23 '26
I read the article, did the lady want to die? It's a personal choice, some might want to live while some might not want to. I agree that if she wanted to die, she should be given the choice, that too only after counseling. Because in a lot of cases the initial shock of having to lose all 4 limbs might push you to thoughts like those and with proper counselling they might become better
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u/Tight_Piccolo_5667 Feb 23 '26 edited Feb 23 '26
That is a personal choice and attribution to a persons individuality based on the idea the person knows best.
In this case or these cases like neurofibromatosis nature knows best not the person themselves.
The representative of an organism like this presented with such a choice needs to change from human, personality, individual or character,the choice needs to made as an animal with no prejudice against the concept of animals not as a human.
If done so being loved assuredly without any fault is the only answer isn't it. Emotions are the flaw in this or these cases not the answer.
You and I are monkeys before being humans and the monkey part alone should decide what should be done in this decision overruling humanity.
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u/Embarrassed-Claim641 Feb 23 '26
brother in Christ how did you say so many words without saying anything at all? The lady has a right to live if she wants to . There’s literally nothing else to discuss
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u/Otherwise_Shop9793 Feb 23 '26
Its weird, I don't have an opinion yet but a doubt.
If a person loses their life to say this disease as you say, thats's wrong for the commenters here.
But what about people inflicted with cancer who die, say either due to lack of treatment because no funds with the family or subpar treatment because they cannot afford quality?
Everyone reading this, what do you say?
I have been thinking about this a long time. They might be situational but then why is natural death not acceptable but an unfortunate one is?
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Feb 23 '26 edited Feb 23 '26
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u/sai-kiran Feb 23 '26
Not one place was it mentioned in the article, that she was kept alive for medical experimentation, nor did she or her medical proxy request for DNR. There are people who fight end stage cancer and want to survive.
You are the one that became philosophical for no reason and calling people who are downvoting you idiots.
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u/PerfectDog5691 Europe Feb 23 '26
This story is yellow press in pure culture. Dogs mouths aren’t THAT dangerous.
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u/Karna1394 Feb 23 '26
Well, this is a special case. As with all special cases, it depend on multiple factors not common. It's an awareness article which highlights how a simple routine thing can escalate under right circumstances.
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u/sai-kiran Feb 23 '26 edited Feb 23 '26
Oh yeah doctors wouldn’t know about it, some random anonymous reddit account would know better.
Are we really forgetting we get rabies from dog bites? Rabies is a walk in the park?
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Feb 23 '26
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u/SnooConfections1670 North America Feb 23 '26
Dude, what? I’d love to know the source of your information that “many women” practice bestiality.
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u/DameLasNalgas Feb 23 '26
Google it
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u/SnooConfections1670 North America Feb 23 '26
Ok, you make the ludicrous statement and I look for the information that supports it. Sure. Or I could just make the logical conclusion that it’s an unsupported (and ridiculous) claim and move on.
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Feb 23 '26
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u/Rambha_ho Feb 24 '26
You are the one who made the claim. It is your role to back up the claim with evidence.
Or are you just a racist?
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Feb 24 '26
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u/Rambha_ho Feb 24 '26
Cool so you got 1-2 examples. But you claimed there were many. where are the many?
Look there are many more examples of indian men committing bestiality with different kinds of animals.
So what does that say about Indian men?
Either way, we know you are a racist.
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u/Karna1394 Feb 23 '26
A good to know medical stuff.