25 June 2010 - I read a story that a 68-years old Hong Kong man went to some of the local wet markets to run some errands. Unfortunately, he scratched his leg to one of the bamboo baskets. It seemed not more than a little innocent scratch, but a few weeks later the man developed a fever. The fever got worse and after two days the poor guy was hospitalized in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, where it was discovered that he was infected with a rare flesh-eating bacteria. Long story short: he had to undergo a below-knee amputation to prevent the bacteria from spreading further and affect other parts of his body. I feel sorry for the guy, but if this was the USA it would be an interesting legal question who is to blame? In Hong Kong the story ends differently though, as the guy simply has to live with his new reality.
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