What are the symptoms of NF?
It is very important to be able to identify the symptoms of NF. It could save your life. There is a very short incubation period for the bacteria, and symptoms usually occur within a day. Unfortunately, the first symptoms that are experienced are flu-like. This often leads to misdiagnosis. The other symptoms are as follows: • Recent trauma somewhere on the body. Sometimes it is very slight, just a scratch. This provides the bacteria access to the host’s body. • The sight of trauma provides more pain than it should. For example, a paper cut feels like an arm is about to fall off well after the pain should have subsided. • Flu-like symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting, weakness, fever, dehydration, and malaise • Swollen tissue around the site of trauma that is hot and painful to the touch • Drop in blood pressure and quickening of heart beat • The development of a rash over the entire body (not always present) • Toxic shock shuts down major organs Even if no symptoms of NF are present, it
