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A Wisconsin man who lost his hands, feet, and parts of his arms and legs due to a rare blood infection transmitted by the saliva of a dog was praised by his doctors on Tuesday for his positive attitude and his determination to walk with prostheses.
Greg Manteufel, 48, was discharged two weeks ago from the Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Since the end of June, he has undergone at least 10 surgeries in which surgeons have amputated parts of each of its limbs due to the stoppage of blood flow to the extremities due to the infection.
"All the time, the real star of the show is Greg, he had the most positive attitude of all the patients I've ever met and he came up with a fight that I did not not think to have seen in any patient, "Dr. Patrick Hettinger, plastic surgeon, said at a press conference on the recovery of Manteufel.
Doctors say that the blood infection was caused by dog saliva. (
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Manteufel, who worked as a house painter before his illness, began to feel sick on June 26 with fever and leg pain. When he was finally taken to the hospital, the doctors discovered that he had contracted a rare blood infection caused by the capnocytophaga bacteria never drive to people who get sick.
Manteufel has a dog, but doctors do not know if it's his pet or another dog that has transmitted the infection to him.
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"I just could not believe it," Manteufel told the press. "I've spent all my life with dogs, it's hard to take, you know?"
The horrible ordeal of Manteufel has not changed his love of dogs. His wife, Dawn Manteufel, said that one of the first things their dog did when her husband came home was a hug to watch the Green Bay Packers.
"I still love dogs," he said.
According to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, up to 74% of dogs and 57% of cats are carriers of capnocytophaga. People also have a different strain of the same bacteria in their mouths.
The CDC does not track the number of capnocytophaga infections because they are so rare.
Manteufel spoke of his recovery from a rare blood infection that resulted in the amputation of part of his forearms and legs.
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Manteufel still has a long way to go with his recovery. The loss of circulation that cost him some of his limbs has also almost taken his nose and upper lip and will require reconstructive surgery in stages over the next year, said Hettinger.
His prostheses will also be adjusted in stages as his skin and wounds begin to heal, said Dr. David Del Toro, a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the hospital.
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Manteufel said his main goal was to walk and drive again "so that I can get back to life, not just get stuck somewhere".
Del Toro said that he did not doubt that he would achieve it.
"No one has Greg's determination, I think he's going to achieve all his goals, but that's a long way to go," Del Toro said.
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