A condition caused by some strains of staphylococcus and streptococcus in which toxic enzymes produced by the bacteria digest the connective tissue and spreads into muscle layers is called
A)Impetigo
B)Furuncles
C)Necrotizing fasciitis
D)Cellulitis
E)Gangrene

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Necrotizing fasciitis is an inflammation of fascia, producing death of tissue. It is caused when some strains of staphylococcus and streptococcus produce toxic enzymes that digest the connective tissues and spread into muscle layers. It is commonly referred to as flesh-eating bacteria. The word necrotizing breaks down into the suffixes -ing meaning quality of and -tiz- meaning pertaining to and the root/combining form necr/o- meaning death; fasciitis breaks down into the suffix -itis meaning inflammation and the root/combining form fasc/i- meaning fascia.

A Condition Caused by Some Strains of Staphylococcus and Streptococcus