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causing the skin to break down, which is why some call it a flesh-eating bacteria. it can be treated with antibiotics, but spreads quickly and causes death in one of every five people infected. leah delano s fiance, jim hewitt, traveled from michigan to naples, florida, to help a friend after the storm, but a wound to his leg after falling into water became infected, and within a matter of days, hewitt was gone. jim came down out of the goodness of his heart to help people, and ended up losing his life. yeah. it s it s been very, very difficult. he really wouldn t have preferred to go any other way, though. he was always helping people. reporter: so far this year in florida, there have been 65 reported cases and 11 deaths from the infection. officials say overall, 28 cases and seven deaths are directly connected to the hurricane. there s debris scatter all around us. kristine hollingsworth is with
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