ATLANTA (Reuters) - A Georgia college student who has already lost a leg to a rare, flesh-eating bacterial infection is now expected to suffer the loss of her fingers too, her father said. Aimee Copeland, 24, was kayaking and zip-lining along the Little Tallapoosa River near Carrollton, Georgia, on May 1 when the line broke and she sustained a cut to her calf. Emergency room doctors closed the wound with 22 staples and released Copeland, a... full story ![]()

One year ago, Aimee Copeland lost both hands, her right foot and her entire left leg to flesh-eating bacteria. But that hasn’t stopped the upbeat Georgia woman from staying on the move and encouraging other amputees to do the same.
nydailynews.com (18 days ago)
Georgia woman who survived flesh-eating disease fitted with pair of bionic hands
abcnews.com (6 days ago)
The terms ‘flesh-eating bacteria’ and ‘good news’ do not normally go together, but a group of researchers from the University of Oxford believe they have engineered a protein from flesh-eating bacteria that acts as a molecular ‘superglue’ and could be used to help detect cancer cells.
independent.co.uk (1 month and 11 days ago)
Atlanta - A metro Atlanta woman who lost both hands, her left leg and right foot after contracting a flesh-eating disease was on her way back from Ohio Friday after being fitted with prosthetic hands. Aimee Copeland, 25, is returning from Hilliard, Ohio, where she was fitted with a pair of “bionic” hands with 24 programmable functions that will improve her dexterity, her...
sltrib.com (6 days ago)

Aimee Copeland, the graduate student who had to have four limbs amputated after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria, has been given $200,000 prosthetic hands, pictured.
dailymail.co.uk (7 days ago)
Bobby Rice had a choice to make: Lose his foot. Or take a risk and maybe lose his foot anyway.
timesfreepress.com (26 days ago)
Flesh-eating bacteria amputee Aimee Copeland now uses the latest technology in prosthetic hands to chop vegetables, pick up tiny items like Skittles, and comb and iron press her hair.
cnn.com (5 days ago)
A metro Atlanta woman who lost both hands, her left leg and right foot after contracting a flesh-eating disease was on her way back from Ohio Friday after being fitted…Click to Continue »
macon.com (6 days ago)
Flesh-eating bacteria amputee Aimee Copeland learns to use her new bionic hands.
cnn.com (6 days ago)
Copeland appeared in a video trying out her new hands on everyday activities like hanging clothes, wiping a table
cbsnews.com (6 days ago)
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