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Man left fighting for life after being attacked by rare flesh eating bug

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A man who was attacked by a flesh eating bug after getting a small cut on his toe has issued a warning to the public. Robbie Walsh was told he had a one in four chance of survival after contracting the rare disease called Necrotizing Fasciitis.

The 36-year-old, from Cork, Ireland, was also warned that in the best case scenario he would lose a leg, Cork Beo reported. Thankfully doctors at Mercy Hospital worked tirelessly to overturn the odds and their own diagnosis to save his life and limb.

Robbie explained how a small cut in his toe quickly turned into a battle for his life. "I came home from my holidays on the Friday and didn't' notice the cut at all," he told Neil Prendeville on Cork's Red FM. "By Saturday the pain was unbearable and I

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