Young woman left fighting for her life after flesh eating bug ate her thigh

mirror.co.uk:

A young woman needed an operation every day for a week to save her life after a flesh eating bug bit her on her thigh. When oblivious Rhea Webber first noticed a small painful spot at the top of her leg she dismissed it.

But less than five hours later, her life had suddenly changed. The 27-year-old's entire thigh was inflamed with parts of her flesh turning black as she also began suffering with severe sickness.

She was unknowingly battling necrotising fasciitis - a rare but serious bacterial infection that affects the tissue beneath the skin.

Rhea was rushed to hospital and needed eight operations in just seven days to cut out the infected skin and save her life. After spending six weeks in hospital, Rhea was finally allowed home but