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At least 37 deaths related to the storm have been reported since Harvey made it&#39;s first landfall north of Corpus Christi August 25. 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The Chronicle reports that one rescuer contracted the infection through an insect bite, but ultimately survived.</p><p>While most of the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/texas-officials-hurricane-harvey-death-toll-at-82-mass-casualties-have-absolutely-not-happened/2017/09/14/bff3ffea-9975-11e7-87fc-c3f7ee4035c9_story.html?utm_term=.5a1bc3c6b57b" target="_blank">82 people</a> who died as a result of Hurricane Harvey were killed by intense flooding, a <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/01/health/houston-flood-water-contamination/index.html" target="_blank">CNN</a> report in the aftermath of the storm found large amounts of fecal matter and E. coli in samples of flood waters around the Houston area.</p><p>According to the CDC, good wound care is key to preventing necrotizing fasciitis. The center recommends &ldquo;avoiding spending time in&hellip; natural bodies of water (e.g., lakes, rivers, oceans) if you have an open wound or skin infection.&rdquo;</p><p>According to the CDC, the most common type of necrotizing fasciitis, A Steptococcus, resulted in between 700 and 1,100 cases in 2010. It&rsquo;s not clear how many of those cases resulted in deaths.</p><p><em>Alex Hider is a writer for the E.W. Scripps National Desk. Follow him on Twitter @alexhider.</em></p> </div> </div> <footer class="module__footer"> <p class="copyright">Copyright 2017 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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