Man’s Hands, Legs Amputated After Being Licked By Dog

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WEST BEND, Wis. (AP) – Surgeons have amputated the legs and hands of a Wisconsin man who contracted a rare blood infection after being licked by a dog.
Greg Manteufel remains hospitalized at a Milwaukee area hospital. Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin infectious disease specialist Dr. Silvia Munoz-Price says the bacteria that invaded Manteufel’s body comes from the saliva of a dog. She says the infection caused Manteufel’s blood p